This World Environment Day, Born Free emphasises the urgent need for international action to combat wildlife and environmental crime.

Aged between 8 and 18, with a passion for wild animals? Keen to share your passion with the world? This could be your chance!

Born Free acknowledges positive progress concerning the Gentoo penguins held at SEA LIFE London Aquarium. The Born Free Foundation, Freedom for Animals and PETA (the campaigning charities), ...

Beloved and revered the world over, big cats are commonly displayed in zoos and other wild animal exhibits because of our desire to see them in the flesh, despite the toll this takes on the animals ...

Adopting an elephant helps to support Born Free’s work in preventing elephants’ mistreatment and endangerment. We work to stop elephants from being poached and killed for their ivory, as well as ...

Black-bellied pangolins (also known as the long-tailed pangolin), are found living in the forests of West and Central Africa. Under significant threat from hunting for both local and international ...

Sadly, wild lion populations face the risk of extinction from numerous threats including habitat loss due to encroachment by humans – farmers resort to poison, guns and snares to drive lions from ...

The latest news on the planned move of Kariba, from Belgian zoo Pakawi Park to Europe’s first large-scale elephant sanctuary, ...

Discover why large animals, known as megafauna, are so important , learn about the new species of giraffe, and hear fantastic tales of cave-visiting elephants.

With over 10,000 zoos estimated worldwide, holding millions of wild animals in captivity, the scale of the zoo industry is huge. Capitals and major cities across the world often have zoos, as well as ...

Adopting an orca helps support orca conservation work in British Columbia, Canada, where monitoring the resident population of wild orca – including our own rescued orca Springer – is aiding ...