News & Updates

Our powerful animation, Enough is Enough, triumphs at last night’s 2024 Smiley Charity Film Awards, in Leicester Square.

The latest news on some of the adopted animals YOU help us look after.

Decision by Dublin Zoo to transfer some of its elephants to Cincinnati Zoo, USA, separating sisters and other family members in the process, raises serious concerns.

Researchers in Kenya have discovered elephants seem to call each other by individual names, the first time this has been recorded in non-humans.

Find out more about how Born Free is giving ‘Hope for Elephants’ in the Meru Conservation Area, Kenya.

At Born Free, we believe every elephant matters – but how do we tell them apart?

Every year, trophy hunters slaughter tens of thousands of wild animals, bizarrely claiming that killing rare species is an effective way to protect them. Our Head of Policy, veterinarian Dr Mark Jones, reports.

From our very first field project to cutting edge innovation today, Born Free is devoted to impactful elephant conservation, reports Conservation Manager Penny Banham.

Following our recent Hope for Elephants appeal launch, we spoke with Francis Kago, Project Officer for our Saving Meru’s Giants programme in the heart of the Meru Conservation Area, Kenya – dedicated to protecting elephants in the wild.

Today, we celebrate our remarkable Co-Founder & Executive President Will Travers OBE’s birthday. But this year, as Will explains, he ‘just’ wants elephants (and all wild animals) to be safe.