News & Updates

The latest news, blogs and features from Born Free.

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A group of people wearing high-vis vests gather, holding tools

Operation clean-up

To help protect local wild animals, Born Free’s team in Ethiopia recently organised a huge community tidy up campaign, picking up an incredible 3,500kg of litter.
A young male lion lying amongst the undergrowth

Amir is back!

Amazing news for World Lion Day. Amir the ‘lost lion’ has returned – to the delight of our Pride of Meru team who, with your help, protects the symbol of Born Free in Kenya.
A group of children using handprint paining to create a picture of a tree on a white wall

Celebrating Mandela day in Paterson, South Africa

Vinourica Ndou, Born Free's Community Engagement Manager (South Africa), reports as renovations take-shape at the Lighthouse, a space for coordinated community action.
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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 vast rainforest with waterfall in Cameroon

Alternatives to slash-and-burn in Cameroon

From fruit trees to compost, Born Free is working with local communities to protect and restore forests, create vital new sources of income, and transform gorilla conservation.
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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 group of Kenyan schoolchildren wearing Giraffe Day T-shirts and holding workbooks

Celebrating giraffes in Kenya

Born Free marked World Giraffe Day with some outstanding conservation news, and a high-profile event encouraging local schools to stand up for the world’s tallest animal.
A chimpanzee swinging in the treetops

The city chimps

Thanks for helping protect chimpanzees in Uganda. But, what happens when two wandering youngsters take a ‘wrong turn’, after leaving their birth communities?
Landscape image of Amboseli, Kenya, with a group of flamingos wading in water and a rainbow in a cloudy sky

Conservation in the face of ‘global weirding’

Climate chaos is being unleashed worldwide due to global warming. With your support, we help local people protect wildlife in several affected countries but, is there trouble ahead?
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PSGB winner 2025: a big win for vervet monkeys

Born Free is delighted to announce this year’s Primate Society of Great Britain conservation grant winner, and report great progress from last year’s victor.