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The latest news, blogs and features from Born Free.

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Keep me in the sea not a tank!

This World Oceans Day, Support Born Free’s Campaign To Keep Wild Orca Safe And Fight Their Captive Exploitation.

Born free rose launched to mark virginia mckenna’s 90th birthday

Beautiful New Rose ‘The Lion’ Will Benefit Wild Animal Welfare And Conservation.

Born free report: do zoos put the con in conservation?

New research shows majority of species kept in charitable UK zoos aren’t threatened with extinction.

Adoption diary may 2021

An Update On Some Of The Animals In Our Care. 

Badger culling to go on for years?

Born Free Welcomes UK Government’s New Measures To Control Bovine TB, But Calls For An Immediate End To The Culling Of Badgers.

Born free offers to lend a paw to britain’s lion king following shocking documentary

Episode Highlighted The Significant Lack Of Understanding, Expertise And Space Required To Care For Big Cats In Captivity.

Born free calls for urgent enquiry into whipsnade zoo bear shooting

Born Free, Is Shocked And Appalled To Learn That Two Brown Bears Have Been Shot And Killed After Escaping Their Enclosure At ZSL Whipsnade Zoo.

The power of hope on endangered species day

We Celebrate Endangered Species Day With News Of Three Threatened Species On The Up With Born Free. Now YOU Can Help Turn The Tide For The Fourth!

‘clerical error’ allows sibling polar bears to breed at berlin zoo

Born Free Is Shocked To Learn Of The Negligent Actions By The European Polar Bear Breeding Programme Which Paired And Allowed Two Siblings To Produce A Cub At A Zoo In Germany.

Safe haven for menelik’s bushbuck

Our Rescue Centre In Ethiopia Provides A Home For This Small, Shy Antelope.