News & Updates

The latest news, blogs and features from Born Free.

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Culling in captivity

Five years on from the death of Marius the giraffe, zoos are still killing healthy animals, but are not obliged to report it. It is time for transparency, says Born Free’s Head of Animal Welfare & Captivity, Dr Chris Draper.

Water & co-existence

How does water affect life in Satpuda, the home of Born Free’s Living with Tigers programme?

Tracking tigers in Satpuda

In the Satpuda area of central India, to ensure people and wildlife can co-exist peacefully, it’s important that people can identify the presence of wildlife nearby. One of the best ways to do this is to look out for their paw prints, or pugmarks. But, how do you tell them apart?

Poachers captured in thailand

The Born Free-supported Freeland has assisted authorities in Thailand with the arrest of a gang of tiger poachers following a three-month investigation.

Born free’s preview of 2019

As 2018 draws to a close, we’re looking forward to a new year that is already proving to be bigger and better than 2018. So what can you expect from Born Free in 2019?

Meet the cheetah family

The Cheetah Family are a coalition of rescued cheetah who live at Ensessa Kotteh, Born Free’s wildlife sanctuary in Ethiopia.