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Wildlife Conservation Kenya 🦁🐘🦒
Protecting lions, elephants & giraffes in Meru & Amboseli
Human-wildlife coexistence 🐘
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Founded by Virginia McKenna OBE, Will Travers OBE and Bill Travers MBE in 1984, we work tirelessly to stop the exploitation and suffering of individual animals living in captivity or in the wild. From the start, we’ve campaigned for a future where animals and people can co-exist and where threatened and endangered species are protected for generations to come.

14/08/2026

Our Amboseli team were excited to welcome Born Free Foundation's Executive President, Will Travers OBE, and Director of Programmes, Helen Bushell, for projects and partners' visits last week, including Predator-Proof Bomas and Village Savings & Loans Associations, which are helping improve communities' livelihoods and promoting peaceful coexistence with wildlife.

Communities lie at the heart of everything we do; wildlife conservation cannot succeed without them.

A huge thank you to our partner Airkenya Express for flying our team to Amboseli to see this vital work in action. ✈️

12/08/2026

African elephants are the largest land animals on Earth, keystone species that shape entire ecosystems. They dig waterholes that other wildlife rely on, disperse seeds in their dung; undigested seeds grow into new trees, and nutrients feed the soil. They hold lifelong social bonds led by a wise matriarch. They remember watering holes across vast distances. They are, quite simply, extraordinary, but they are threatened by poaching, habitat loss, climate change and human-elephant conflict.

Our team in Meru monitors and identifies individual elephants, building the knowledge we need to protect them for the future because every elephant counts! Understanding elephant behaviour is also key to reducing conflict, so we run elephant behaviour workshops with communities and schools to improve knowledge and attitudes towards wildlife.

This World Elephant Day, join us in celebrating Africa's giants.🐘♥️

📸 georgelogan.co.uk

10/08/2026

🦁 Celebrating World Lion Day 🦁

Kenya is proud to be home to the African lion, with a national population now estimated at 2,512 individuals. In Meru National Park, we're proud to protect lions, closely monitored by our teams in collaboration with WRTI, KWS, and hotel guides through our Citizen Science initiative.

Yet as apex predators, lions face mounting threats. Expanding human settlement and agriculture are shrinking and fragmenting their habitats, forcing lions into closer contact with people and livestock. Combined with declining natural prey, this drives conflict and too often, retaliatory killings.

At Born Free, we're working to change this story. Through ongoing monitoring of collared lions, we build a clearer picture of lion populations, movement and behaviour, shaping conservation action grounded in real evidence. Just as importantly, our community conservation assistants, drawn from communities experiencing conflict, are helping build the trust and understanding needed for people and lions to coexist.

Working with partners across the Meru landscape, we're promoting better habitat management, delivering science-led conservation solutions, and educating communities on the vital role lions play in a healthy ecosystem.

This World Lion Day, help us champion coexistence. 🦁 Read more about lions https://bit.ly/4z8HQB0

📸 George Logan

08/08/2026

This candid moment between two black-backed jackals captures a side of wildlife many people don't often see: playful, social, and full of personality. Jackals communicate constantly through vocalisations, body language, and the occasional dramatic yawn-off like this one.

Moments like these are a reminder that every creature, from the smallest jackal to the largest elephant, has a role to play in a balanced ecosystem, and each one of them deserves protection.

💚 Which animal moment made you smile today?

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06/08/2026

Did you know?

Reticulated giraffes were classified as ‘Endangered’ by the IUCN in 2018. Their population declined significantly from the 1980s to the mid-2010s, but reticulated giraffe populations are now recovering and showing signs of increasing.

Born Free is dedicated to protecting reticulated giraffes in and around Meru National Park in Kenya.

Adopt a giraffe today! 👉 https://www.bornfree.org.uk/adopt/giraffe/

📸 georgelogan.co.uk

04/08/2026

As part of our ongoing commitment to environmental education, Born Free Kenya continues partnering with schools around Meru National Park to raise young champions for wildlife.

Learners from Nkiri Primary School, led by our Education Outreach Officer, Nicolas Bii, set off on an exciting eco-trip to Ol Pejeta Conservancy. The day's highlight was a visit to the Chimpanzee Sanctuary, where students learned the powerful stories of rescued chimps and discovered an important truth: chimpanzees aren't originally from Kenya. Many arrive at sanctuaries after being rescued from the illegal wildlife trade, poor welfare, or exploitation, and they receive lifelong, dedicated care.

Throughout the visit, conservation educators walked the students through why protecting wildlife and habitats matters, and how sanctuaries provide a second chance for animals who can never return to the wild.

Experiences like these teach facts and build compassion. They plant the seeds for a generation that grows up valuing and protecting the natural world.

Born Free Kenya remains dedicated to working hand-in-hand with schools and communities, equipping young people with the knowledge to protect wildlife for generations to come. 🦁 🐘🦒

03/08/2026

🎉 New classrooms, new beginnings for Enkii!

For years, learners at Enkii Comprehensive School sat in classrooms scarred by severe structural cracks. Today, that story has changed.

Thanks to nearly two decades of partnership between Born Free Kenya and Schools for Kenya, the old block has been demolished and rebuilt, five new classrooms and a staffroom now stand ready to serve hundreds of students for years to come.

We were proud to officially open these classrooms alongside learners, teachers and the wider Enkii community. The celebration was full of colour and joy: traditional dances, songs and poems, plus striking ground artwork created by the learners themselves during the handover.

Our Kenya Country Director, Alice Kamau, joined the festivities, and addressed leaders, teachers, parents, learners and community members, a fitting tribute to a partnership nearly 20 years in the making.

Also present was the Chairperson of the National Government Constituencies Development Fund (NGCDF) - Kajiado South, who pledged that the fund would construct two additional classrooms at Enkii, Amboseli Ecosystem Trust and Kuku Group Ranch.

We look forward to a future made brighter for Enkii's children.

02/08/2026

Eco-Scouts from Born Free Foundation marched alongside Kenya Wildlife Service and rangers from conservation areas across Isiolo, in a powerful show of unity and commitment to protecting Kenya's wildlife and natural heritage.

We were honoured to welcome guest of honour Madam Batula Ali, Chief Officer Tourism and Wildlife, Isiolo County and KWS Senior Assistant Director, Eastern Conservation Area, Mr. Francis Baka.

The day recognised the courage, dedication, and sacrifice of the rangers who work tirelessly, every single day, to safeguard wildlife, protect ecosystems, and support the communities who share these landscapes.

To every ranger on the frontline, thank you for standing together for Kenya's wildlife!

31/07/2026

Today, on World Ranger Day, we're celebrating the remarkable people who protect wildlife on the frontline: our Twiga Team.

Twiga is the Swahili word for 'giraffe' and since 2022, this dedicated team has patrolled Kenya's Meru National Park, removing deadly snares that pose a serious threat to giraffes and countless other wild animals.

But their work goes far beyond anti-snaring patrols. From helping prevent the illegal wildlife trade to tackling wildfires and supporting local communities, no two days are the same for our eco-scouts Shadrack, Amina, Jackline and Bernard.

This World Ranger Day, discover more about the vital role they play in protecting both wildlife in our latest blog article. 👇

🔗 https://bit.ly/4yLFeZs
📸 George Leakey and George Logan

30/07/2026

What happens when young people are taught to see themselves as conservation leaders?

Alex Murangiri, a student at one of our partner schools in Meru, Kenya, has planted over 200 trees, inside and outside his school. He didn't do it for recognition. He did it to leave a legacy for the brothers and sisters who come after him.

Alex is one of 650 students across 13 schools in Meru and Amboseli who are part of Born Free's conservation clubs. Through a curriculum focused on wildlife, the environment, and real-world action, students like Alex are learning about nature and actively restoring it. Together, we've distributed approximately 45,000 trees to schools and communities, supporting habitat restoration.

The next generation of conservationists is already here. They're in classrooms. They're in school gardens. And they're planting the future, one tree at a time.

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