Born Free saddened to learn of the death of African elephant, Mondy, at Blair Drummond Safari Park, calls for phase out of elephants in zoos www.bornfree.org.uk/news/mondula...

Beavers to be released in South West England in coming weeks www.gov.uk/government/n...

Is it cruel to keep birds, fish, snakes, lizards, and hamsters as pets?  www.vox.com/the-highligh...

Labour loses one-fifth of voters due to ‘anti-nature’ remarks environmentjournal.online/climate-chan...

Global moratorium on whaling, a ‘defining moment,’ turns 40 news.mongabay.com/short-articl...

UK MPs call for action to end dolphin hunts in the Faroe Islands oceanographicmagazine.com/news/uk-mps-...

Cull plea issued as bTB licences expire Campaigners are worried badger culling could remain part of future control policies despite a Government pledge to end the controversial programme www.vettimes.com/news/vets/li...

Zoos at risk under strain of cost pressures www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Oxford Ethicists Expose the “Con” in Conservation in a new book titled The Ethics of Predator Control – A Scottish Case Study www.oxfordanimalethics.com/2026/02/pres...

Habitat destruction, illegal trade threaten Sri Lanka’s endangered agamid lizards news.mongabay.com/2026/01/habi...

Animals Are Climate Allies. So Why Are We Leaving Them Out of Climate Policy? therevelator.org/animals-clim...

Does the end of culling licences mark a permanent reprieve for England’s badgers? www.bornfree.org.uk/news/does-th...

Swift bricks to be installed on all new buildings in Scotland as MSPs back law www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Indonesia Bans Elephant Riding in Zoos www.bornfree.org.uk/news/indones...

Poaching African lions for black market could pose existential threat news.mongabay.com/short-articl...

Pet primates at risk in England - Shocking new data from Born Free released today, reveals the failings of new primate ownership legislation before it even comes into force www.bornfree.org.uk/news/pet-pri...

Thailand’s endangered ‘sea cows’ are washing ashore – pointing to a crisis in our seas www.theguardian.com/environment/...

E.P.A. Revives Plan to End Testing on Animals by 2035 www.nytimes.com/2026/01/22/c...

Pet monkeys 'could be seized and killed' in England as ban looms amid social media trend www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...

A Sword of Damocles: The Looming Threat of Permanent Removal of  Chacma Baboons from South Africa's Cape Peninsula wapfsa.org/a-sword-of-d...

Biodiversity collapse threatens UK security, intelligence chiefs warn www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Conservation by the bullet: SA’s hunting statistics and the industrial slaughter of wildlife www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026...

Ensuring animal wellbeing is not an extremist movement, as commercial-use proponents will have you believe www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/...

Judge Issues Pennsylvania’s First Habeas Corpus Order for Nonhuman Animals www.nonhumanrights.org/blog/judge-i...

Labour ban on peaceful protest at animal-testing centres slated as ‘draconian’ crackdown www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...

High Seas Treaty finally enters into force www.genevaenvironmentnetwork.org/resources/ne...

End orca captivity theecologist.org/2026/jan/15/...

I've just signed this letter calling on the government to bring forward its long-promised consultation on ending hunting with dogs for good. Please sign: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/th...

Bali Zoo ends elephant riding as animal welfare momentum builds travelweekly.com.au/bali-zoo-end...

Ending the cruellest practices in farming makes financial as well as moral sense www.scotsman.com/news/opinion...

New Zealand Makes History Recognizing Animals As Sentient Beings & Ends Cruel Cosmetic Testing worldanimalnews.com/2026/01/05/n...

Study highlights importance of diversity to Scottish wildlife mrcvs.co.uk/en/news/24728/

Update: Gentoo penguins at SEA LIFE London Aquarium www.bornfree.org.uk/news/update-...

Endangered giraffe dies in 'tragic accident' at zoo fox8.com/news/endange...

How demand for elite falcons in the Middle East is driving illegal trade of British birds www.theguardian.com/environment/...

South Korea to stop breeding bears to extract their bile - but hundreds are still trapped in pens www.euronews.com/green/2026/0...

Italy to ban fur farming and shut down all mink farms within six months www.surgeactivism.org/articles/ita...

Brigitte Bardot, who turned fame into a lifelong fight for animals news.mongabay.com/2025/12/brig...

Does the Government’s new Animal Welfare Strategy for England stand up to scrutiny? Born Free responds to new proposals billed as ‘the most ambitious animal welfare strategy in a generation’ www.bornfree.org.uk/news/good-ne...

Netherlands Bans Public Sale And Use Of Fireworks Nationwide, Protecting People And Animals worldanimalnews.com/2025/12/18/n...

Making CITES Great Again? www.nrdc.org/bio/paul-tod...

Born Free condemns Botswana’s increased elephant hunting quota www.bornfree.org.uk/news/born-fr...

Flea treatment - The silent river killer - River Action UK riveractionuk.com/news/flea-tr...

Nunavik hunters asked to delay beluga harvest as population estimate hits record low www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Orangutan drowns at Prague Zoo, emphasising once again that great apes simply don't belong in captivity www.zoopraha.cz/en/about-zoo...

Integrating animal health and welfare into the 2030 agenda and beyond wp.nyu.edu/ceap/integra...

Beneath the surface of the wins for wildlife at CITES' latest conference tracyk.substack.com/p/beneath-th...

30,000 live animals seized in global operation against wildlife and forestry crime www.interpol.int/News-and-Eve...

Tiger teeth, dried seahorses and shark fins are being sold illegally on Facebook, BBC finds www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Why are conservationists alarmed about Botswana’s biggest elephant hunt? www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/12...