News & Updates

Born Free Doesn’t Just Care For Lions And Elephants. The Rescue And Care Of UK Wild Animals Is Also Our Priority.

Tigers are one of the world’s most magnificent and revered predators, but this supreme hunter is in extreme crisis in the wild.

Find out about the problems faced by captive primates, and see some of the reports we have received through Raise The Red Flag.

Born Free Questions Findings and Declares Jury is Out.

Tigers are very important Born Free, because 34 years ago we rescued six tigers from a circus in Kent – our very first wild animal rescue!

Misha and Tom were rescued and rehabilitated thanks to concerned individuals who refused to stand by and watch these beautiful animals suffer for tourist ‘entertainment’.  

As We Launch Our Tigers In Crisis, We Take A Look Back At The Tigers We Have Helped Over The Years.

Thanks to concerned locals and holidaymakers, Raffi, Anthea and Rikki, who spent years languishing in tiny cages in Spain, were the first captive lions and leopard rescued by Born Free.

Six Years Ago, A Lion Called Cecil Was Brutally Killed By An American Trophy Hunter In Zimbabwe.

Ian Redmond OBE Explains How The Future For Orangutans Is In The Balance, But You Could Help Tip The Scales In Their Favour.