Born Free £ GBP ADOPT DONATE SHOP SUBSCRIBE OPEN MENU SAVE AFRICA'S GIANTS Extinction means forever. Elephants and giraffes are under threat. Majestic elephants poached for their ivory. Gentle giraffes killed for their meat and skins. There is no time to lose. Your gift today will help give Africa’s giants a fighting chance of survival. BORN FREE FOREVER In honour of what would have been the 100th Birthday of Bill Travers MBE, Born Free are celebrating their co-founder’s life and work by designating 2022 as Born Free’s Year of the Lion.The launch kicks off in grand style with a UK-wide exhibition featuring twenty stunning life-size, bronze lion sculptures to raise awareness and vital funds for the charity he founded. The tour will kick off in January 2022, in London's Millenium Green! FREEDOM TO ROAM: THE RHYTHMS OF MIGRATION Join us for a very special event in December, the launch performance of a stunning new album Freedom to Roam. Created by our Patron, brilliant musician and Lion King flautist Eliza Marshall, the unique evening will feature some of the world’s top musicians from England, Wales, Kenya, Senegal, India and Italy. Raise the Red Flag for captive wild animals! Report your eyewitness concerns about captive wild animals worldwide Find out how you can take action to help wild animals in captivity Search our interactive 'Red Flag' map FIND OUT MORE VIDEO MESSAGE: MOLLIE KING EVENTS FOR SCHOOLS AND HOME-EDUCATORS Take a look at what’s coming up this year! Born Free’s educational events are free and perfect for school groups and home-educators. FIND OUT MORE LION: PRIDE BEFORE THE FALL A stunning collection of wild lion photography by critically-acclaimed wildlife photographer George Logan. Lion: Pride Before the Fall brings the plight of Africa's remaining lions into sharp focus with its array of poignant, thought-provoking images. Each copy sold helps Born Free in its vital work to protect and re-establish The Last Lions of Meru, in Kenya. BUY YOUR COPY PROTECT THEM. PROTECT US. COVID-19 has transformed our world. We’ve had to radically change how we live to save lives. But, this is just a short-term fix. Unless we change our ways, another pandemic will happen again. As an essential first step, wildlife markets must close. We must learn. We must re-educate ourselves. We must act. Watch our new short film to find out why when we protect them all, we protect ourselves. WE ARE BORN FREE We’re an animal charity that’s passionate about wild animal welfare and Compassionate Conservation. Founded by Virginia McKenna, Will Travers and Bill Travers, we work tirelessly to stop the exploitation and suffering of individual animals living in captivity or in the wild. 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