POLAR BEARS
Polar bears are inquisitive, flexible and opportunistic, adept at exploiting their Arctic habitat. Global warming is considered to be polar bears’ greatest threat and causes ice to melt earlier and freeze later. Bears have less time to hunt, have a longer summer fast and wait longer to resume hunting, causing loss of condition and potential conflict situations when hungry bears come in contact...
March 20th, 2009 by admin
BELLA HAS COME HOME
Tricia Holford, the Born Free Foundation’s Rescue Co-ordinator, reports on the arrival of Bella, the one-eyed lioness from a Romanian zoo, at her new home: the Lilongwe Wildlife Centre in Malawi. (more…)
March 20th, 2009 by admin
ANIMALS ARE NOT RUBBISH
The Born Free Foundation has joined forces with Orion Children’s Books, publisher of Lauren St John’s evocative and heart-warming stories set in Africa, to launch a fun and challenging competition for children up to age 12. This will raise awareness of the need for animal conservation and encourage us all to think about why wildlife is important. The challenge is to create an endangered...
March 20th, 2009 by admin
THE LAST LEOPARD FUND
The face of this lion tells you everything you need to know about how wild animals suffer in captivity. But what is the alternative? Did you know that according to the IUCN1 Red List of Endangered Species, one in four mammals is at risk of disappearing forever? Hunting, poaching, disease and the pressure we humans put on their habitat with our cities, factories and rubbish is wiping them off the face...
March 20th, 2009 by admin
NEW CHIMP ENCLOSURE AT LIMBE
We are very pleased to announce that the Born Free Chimpanzee Enclosure built at the Limbe Wildlife Centre in Cameroon was opened on Saturday 7th March. Local politicians, officials, press and public were joined by Ian Redmond, Born Free’s Senior Wildlife Consultant, for the event. (more…)
March 20th, 2009 by admin
