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Kenya steps up efforts to prosecute ivory traffickers 27 Aug 2013 | 04:17 pm
Since the start of the year, the Kenyan authorities have been heavily criticised for being too lenient on visitors intent on leaving Kenya for home with blood ivory in their possession. In March for e...
Serval Twins at Lilongwe 27 Aug 2013 | 03:16 pm
Not one but two serval twins brings a whole new meaning to needing eyes in the back of your head! Orphans Sonny and Kovu were originally rescued by Nkhotakhota Parks Scouts and the dedicated managers...
The talons of Africa 23 Aug 2013 | 09:13 pm
We would like to share some significant updates with you from long-standing Born Free partner the Last Great Ape Organization (LAGA) related to their work and that of their sister projects in Africa. ...
Italian dolphinarium is penalised for animal mistreatment 23 Aug 2013 | 07:43 pm
Rimini Dolphinarium, in north east Italy, has been fined €18,000 for breaching their legislative requirements. August: Reportedly inspected by an interministerial task force (including enforcement of...
Kenya's Whale Sharks - Born Free & Staying Free 22 Aug 2013 | 06:45 pm
Plans to create an artificial marine enclosure off the southern coast of Kenya and stock it with wild-caught specimens of the world’s largest fish - the whale shark - as a tourism attraction have been...
George Adamson lives on – in spirit 20 Aug 2013 | 06:12 pm
Twenty-four years ago today, the ‘Father of Lions’, George Adamson, was murdered near his remote camp in northern Kenya. The man who, together with his wife Joy, brought us the story of Elsa the li.....
Time to Crack The Whip Over Wild Animal Circuses 16 Aug 2013 | 07:07 pm
The Born Free Foundation is extremely concerned to learn that a group of lions and tigers, previously used in Duffy’s Circus in Ireland, were shipped last week to join Peter Jolly’s Circus, a travelli...
Born Free welcomes decision by US authorities to block the import of belugas whales from Russia 8 Aug 2013 | 09:23 pm
The US National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has denied an application from a consortium of US marine parks to import 18 wild-caught belugas from Russia for public display, finding that the move wo...
Landmark Arrest in Togo, Seizure in Hong Kong 8 Aug 2013 | 07:20 pm
On the same day this week, two major incidents related to the ivory trade took place: a key ivory trafficker in West Africa was arrested and a massive seizure of ivory was made by Hong Kong customs of...
Bristol Zoo Keeper suspended after alleged attack on fur seal 7 Aug 2013 | 07:02 pm
Bristol Zoo Gardens have issued a statement on their website indicating that a Senior Animal Keeper at the zoo has been suspended pending further investigation of an alleged animal welfare incident th...
