News & Updates

It is currently legal to keep almost any animal as a pet in the UK unless there is legislation in place which specifically bans the keeping of that breed or species. Born Free is increasingly concerned by the number of wild animals being traded and kept as exotic pets, both legally and illegally.

We are so sad to announce that one of our beloved cheetahs has died after a short illness.

Rescue & Care Officer Flo Blackbourn reports on Born Free’s support of wildlife rescue centres across the UK.

Born Free is saddened to learn of the death of a female lion at Longleat Safari Park, as a result of an aggressive interaction with a male.

Born Free’s Executive President, Will Travers OBE, honours Martin Humphery, a remarkable gentleman who, with his wife Angela, was one of Born Free’s long-term supporters. Martin died on New Years Day 2023, aged 93 and a half.

The Pride of Meru team have been trialling new strategies to mitigate human-lion conflicts, protecting both people and lions.

Award-winning actress, writer, singer, poet, humanitarian, wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, and one of wildlife’s greatest champions, Virginia McKenna OBE, has been made a Dame in recognition of her work for Wild Animal Welfare and Compassionate Conservation in the New Year Honours List 2023.

Born Free reports significant changes for the lion prides of Meru in eastern Kenya, with the recent birth of five cubs, as well as fascinating new coalitions and dominant males.

Born Free’s International Policy Specialist Adeline Lerambert, and Head of Policy Dr Mark Jones, report on the outcomes of the global biodiversity meeting that has taken place in Canada.

Born Free celebrates the arrival of extremely rare giraffe twins, born in our charity’s spiritual homeland of Meru National Park, in Kenya.