Launched today, Born Free’s compelling new report Our Captive Cousins: The Plight of Great Apes in Zoos delivers a damning ...

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 ...

Since the killing of Cecil the lion in 2015, more than 5,000 trophies from lions have been imported by countries across the ...

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

We joined protestors outside Sea Life London aquarium, to call for an end to the incarceration of 15 gentoo penguins housed ...

This report examines the myriad of issues facing great apes living in captive zoo environments, and looks at the solutions to ...

At last the holidays are here, and Born Free has some sensational ideas to encourage your wild child to enjoy nature – from ...

Great apes – gorillas, orangutans, chimpanzees and bonobos – are highly intelligent, socially and emotionally complex animals ...

If you manage to stop illegal logging in a vital orangutan reserve in Indonesian Borneo, is it possible to restore this habitat? Find out more, in this fascinating long-read article.