Born Free is a 1966 British drama film starring the real-life couple Virginia McKenna and Bill Travers as Joy and George Adamson, another real-life couple, who raised Elsa the Lioness, an orphaned lion cub, to adulthood and released her into the wilderness of Kenya. The film was produced by Open Road Films Ltd. and Columbia Pictures. The screenplay, written by blacklisted Hollywood writer Lester Cole (under the pseudonym "Gerald L.C. Copley"), was based upon Joy Adamson's 1960 non-fiction book B

Meet two rescued bears! They’re just a couple of weeks old and are the first cubs of the year to arrive at the Born Free-supported Orphan Bear Rescue Centre in Russia. They’ll be rehabilitated and prepared for their return to the wild later this year. Find how you can help and how we support the centre: https://www.bornfree.org.uk/orphan-bear-rescue-centre | Born Free Foundation

We are delighted to announce that Born Free’s founder, wildlife champion Virginia McKenna, was today awarded her Damehood at Windsor Castle! 🎉🦁 This was conferred by The Prince of Wales in recognition of her work for Wild Animal Welfare and Compassionate Conservation over many decades. Since she began her Born Free work, Virginia has played a key role in the fight against wild animal exploitation, from helping end the use of wild animals in circuses in England and Wales, to campaigning for an

Over 30 years ago, co-founder of the Born Free Foundation, Bill Travers OBE, visited Zoo de Bordeaux Pessac as part of his investigation into the standards of zoos across Europe. In July 2016, Virginia McKenna OBE revisited the zoo to explore what has changed ... | Born Free Foundation