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The latest news, blogs and features from Born Free.

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A male lion stands with the sun setting behind him, looking over his shoulder

Lion killed by trophy hunters echoes Cecil tragedy

Born Free is appalled by news of the latest slaughter of a lion by a trophy hunter in Zimbabwe in June 2025.
A close-up portrait of a lioness looking directly into the camera lens

The speared lioness

Sahara was just a cub when pierced by an arrow, in Kenya. Her plight brought together a team of people, who fought to save her, and are now rejoicing at some incredible news.
A solitary tiger in a barren zoo enclosure

Zoo breeding tragedies highlight the need for a Roar-Free UK

Ten months on from the release of Born Free’s hard-hitting report, ‘Clawing at the Cages’, recent events continue to highlight why big cats simply do not belong in zoos.
Two people standing in front of a banner with a lion's face and the words 'Remember Cecil'

Charities mark 10th anniversary of Cecil the lion’s death to demand a UK ban on trophy imports

10 years since Cecil was killed, we co-sponsored a parliamentary event urging the government to fulfil its longstanding promise to ban the import of hunting trophies.
An image of a lion skin laid out as a rug, on a large advertising screen on the front of the Vue cinema at Leicester Square

Born Free. Not For Sport

Powerful images by award-winning photographer George Logan set to appear across London, as we call for a ban on hunting trophies.
Two photos of children drawing pictures of Born Free's bronze lions

Celebrating our bronze pride

Born Free’s Community Engagement team joined local schools in Hampshire, UK to get creative and enjoy our bronze collection of life-size lions, at Chewton Glen Hotel & Spa.
A majestic male lion sits on grass facing the camera

Ten years since Cecil – what next for trophy hunting?

After the horrifying killing of Cecil the lion in 2015, precious little has changed.
A photo of a male lion running across grass with the Walk on the Wild Side logo overlaid

Will you step-up for lions this summer?

We’d love you to join Born Free’s Walk on the Wild Side challenge this August, and walk 23,000 steps for lions!
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£100,000 target reached thanks to you

Born Free has raised more than £100,000 for wild animals in just seven days, thanks to supporters and the Green Match Fund.
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Double your donations to Save Africa’s Giants

For one week only, you can make your support go twice as far by donating to Born Free's Vanishing Futures matched funding campaign.