To help protect local wild animals, our team in Ethiopia recently organised a huge community tidy up campaign, picking up an ...

In June 2025, the Bureau of the Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats, also known as the ...

Did you know that scientific data is reshaping elephant conservation? Rita Kulamo and Irene Dzuwamwenga, from our Saving Meru ...

According to the IUCN, chimpanzees are Endangered. It is estimated that fewer than 300,000 individuals remain in the wild, ...

Born Free has strongly condemned recent events at two European zoos, that have sparked outrage among animal welfare advocates ...

As our report on apes in zoos hits the headlines, our Policy Advisor and ape expert, Ian Redmond OBE, reflects on his ...

What is the impact of keeping wild animals captive and can it be morally justified? We attended a University of Oxford summer ...

Born Free’s Head of Policy, Dr Mark Jones, reports on the annual Partnership for Action Against Wildlife Crime meeting held ...

A famous gorilla named Koko is thought to have learned over 1,000 signs and understood more than 2,000 English words. Koko lived in San Fransico Zoo. Whilst it is impressive that a gorilla can learn ...

Powerful new Born Free report exposes the plight of captive great apes in zoos. Launched today, Born Free’s compelling new report Our Captive Cousins: The Plight of Great Apes in Zoos delivers a ...

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