Born Free Foundation - We Are Born Free - Since 1984 we have …
Born Free needs you to Raise The Red Flag, and report the suffering of animals in captivity, so that we can take action to make it end. Share your eyewitness reports, and use our map to avoid visiting facilities where wild animals are being exploited.
Everything you need to know about polar bears - Born Free
Polar bear behaviour. Polar bears live for 20-25 years. Females mature at around 4 to 5 years. After a gestation of between, 195 to 265 days, it is most common for mothers to produce to twin cubs, but single and triplet litters do occur.
Abnormal behaviour in captive animals: What is zoochosis?
ZOOCHOSIS: DID YOU KNOW? In 1992, Bill Travers MBE, Co-Founder of Born Free, first coined the term ‘zoochosis’ to describe this obsessive, repetitive behaviour, and described zoo animals behaving abnormally as ‘zoochotic’.
Pets you never knew were legal in the UK - Born Free
Jan 13, 2023 · The Need for Change. Current UK regulation and policy in relation to the trade in and keeping of exotic pets is piecemeal and reactionary. The natural history, optimal husbandry and welfare needs of many species kept as exotic pets are incompletely understood by biological science, never mind those involved in trading and keeping them.
Happy birthday Virginia! - Born Free
Jun 7, 2024 · June is a special and emotional month for me and all at Born Free, as we celebrate the 93 rd birthday of Dame Virginia McKenna – or as I prefer to call her, my Mum.. It was 40 years ago this year, that, together with my late father, Bill, we sat around the kitchen table, wondering how to respond to the senseless destruction of Pole …
New report shines light on the suffering of pet macaques
Sep 15, 2023 · As part of the Asia for Animals Coalition, Born Free has helped compile an important new report exposing the horrific exploitation of pet macaques for social media.
Adopt a Giraffe | Adoption Pack Included - Born Free
You can choose either a physical adoption pack, which you will receive in the post and comes with an optional soft toy. Alternatively, you can opt for a digital adoption pack where 33% more of your adoption fee can go towards our vital work (compared to a physical adoption), and this would be received via email.
About Us - Born Free
In 1966, Virginia McKenna DBE and Bill Travers MBE starred in the classic wildlife film Born Free. The film told the true story of conservationists Joy and George Adamson who rescued a lioness cub called Elsa and successfully returned her to the wild.
Dangerous Wild Animals Map - Born Free
Born Free’s 2023 survey reveals that over 2,700 dangerous wild animals are licensed to be kept privately in Great Britain (and there may be many more kept without a licence). A total of 187 private addresses across 126 local authorities hold licences to …
Learn About Born Free’s Heritage in Wildlife Rescue
JOY ADAMSON. Pioneering naturalist, author and artist, Joy Adamson wrote bestselling book Born Free in 1960, based on her husband George Adamson’s diaries which told the story of her efforts to raise and rehabilitate orphaned lion cub, Elsa, and return her to the wild.