This blog is the third in a series of four blog articles that will highlight marine conservation work in Ivory Coast. Follow along for the rest of the series! It isn’t rare for fishermen in Ivory ...

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently confirmed several cases of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (H5N1) in captive minks at a fur farm in Utah. This marks the first time H5N1 ...

Along the shores of Ivory Coast, an exciting story with a hopeful ending is quietly unfolding. With support from Born Free USA, Ivory Coast authorities recently launched community outreach activities ...

The zoo industry has long studied the physiological and behavioral effects visitors can have on animal welfare. While some studies (many problematically sponsored by the zoo industry itself) have ...

Dive into Born Free USA’s work for wildlife with the Spring/Summer 2026 edition of Animal Issues Digest, featuring articles about marine conservation; work to clean up plastic waste and fight wildlife ...

Members of the Ivory Coast Ministry of Water and Forests with local community members whom they trained in elephant conservation. Photo: Born Free USA. In western Ivory Coast a quiet crisis is ...

This National Wildlife Week, we want to share some good news to help uplift our wildlife warriors in a world that can seem constantly oversaturated with stories resulting in doom and gloom. For a ...

In late 2025 three baby baboons – Mari, Peach, and Ophelia – came to the Born Free USA Primate Sanctuary. Mari, the eldest, was estimated to be around nine months’ old, and her two companions just six ...

Punch, a baby Japanese macaque born at the Ichikawa City Zoo in Japan, has recently become a viral sensation. Punch was sadly rejected by his mother soon after his birth and has suffered seemingly ...

We recently shared blogs describing the potentially devastating changes proposed to the Endangered Species Act (ESA), which would severely hinder its ability to protect many fragile species from ...

With the delays in funding the federal government, many unknowns remain concerning the Endangered Species Act (ESA), as it continues to face potential changes that could lead to devastating outcomes ...