News & Updates
The latest news, blogs and features from Born Free.
![](https://www.bornfree.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/2178122b-74a1-4ac7-b483-0f2ad0dcad84.jpeg)
How to ban wildlife markets?
We are calling for a global ban on wildlife markets to protect human and animal health. But, there is no silver bullet solution to a ban.
![](https://www.bornfree.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/e76d12ff-4485-4665-820d-4b1f6840ab97.jpeg)
Born free rehomes two former zoo leopards
Mowgli and Zeiss have been given a lifetime home at our big cat sanctuary in South Africa.
![](https://www.bornfree.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/b45c7644-e30c-4b30-a94a-b95760915e82.jpeg)
Meet the lions with connections to circuses in france
In the last three years alone, Born Free has rehomed six lions with connections to circuses in France.
![](https://www.bornfree.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/abf1cfcc-7d06-4bb8-8b2e-c667026282fc.jpeg)
Emaciated lion rescued from french circus
Born Free and partners have rescued Jon, an emaciated lion, from a French circus.
![](https://www.bornfree.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/2dbdf547-26ee-4364-b6b4-b45cc0d19d94.jpeg)
Greater protection for pangolins: Born Free reaction
Born Free welcomes China’s latest move to grant pangolins greater protection, by removing them from its traditional medicines list.
![](https://www.bornfree.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/96fd55e3-9fda-4b82-aabc-4a6692f9c324.jpeg)
How will coronavirus affect conservation?
Here’s five ways conservation efforts could be affected by the pandemic.
![](https://www.bornfree.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/5589a058-a274-4982-aee7-40d6103dbdcf.jpeg)
New study provides evidence for chimpanzee etiquette
Did you know that chimpanzees go termite fishing?
![](https://www.bornfree.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/0c611b22-9c2c-4b8d-907a-1fa341745a8b.jpeg)
Our plans for the lions at shamwari
Bellone, Saïda, Angela and Louga are looking forward to a better future.
![](https://www.bornfree.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/343a4129-fc6f-446b-a8f6-4e0cf67bbefb.jpeg)
#endwildlifecrime initiative aims to end wildlife crime – for good
The economic, health and social impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic provide a stark reminder of the high risks associated with the under-regulated, poorly regulated and illegal trade in wildlife, a new international initiative to #EndWildlifeCrime announced today.