Born Free USA Blog
by Will Travers,
Chief Executive Officer
What can you say about a big-hearted bloke who has rescued dolphins, tigers, elephants and more and whose parents once helped a lion cub from a department store by caring for him in their backyard and engineering his rightful return to Africa? You can safely say that he's got great animal instincts! In 1984, Will Travers joined his parents — "Born Free" film stars Virginia McKenna and Bill Travers — to form what became The Born Free Foundation. With knowledge, passion and compassion dripping from his every word, Will's blogs are sure to make you embrace our crusade to Keep Wildlife in the Wild ®.
CITES Day 1
A Call to Action
The 15th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to CITES officially opened this afternoon in Doha, with thousands of delegates spread throughout the Doha Sheraton Conference Center.
The opening ceremony, filled with ceremonial music and dance, included speeches from the Qatar Minister of the Environment, Abdullah bin Aaboud al-Midhad, the Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme, Achim Steiner, and the Secretary-General of CITES, Willem Wijnstekers.
1 Day until CITES
(VIDEO) CITES on the Horizon ...
We have arrived safely in Doha, Qatar for the 15th CITES meeting and the whispering in the halls has begun.
Ivory on Our Doorstep
California Resident Buys Ivory
Thai authorities recently indicted two key suspects in an international ivory trafficking operation. One suspect, arrested in Bangkok in November 2009, has been charged with violating US Federal smuggling statutes as it appears that some of the ivory was sold to an individual in Montclair, CA.
Has Michael Vick Seen the Light?
The news that Michael Vick has been rehabilitated into the sports world is certainly controversial. But the question on the mind of all those who care about animals is: Has he truly seen the light and put his previous — and terrible — behavior behind him? Will he now be the animals’ champion instead of nemesis? Only time will tell.
Dallas Zoo — Give Jenny the elephant a break!
Without a doubt there is one policy that all the prospective Dallas City Council Members (including those seeking to be newly elected to office this week) can and should unite over.
The future of Jenny, the elephant at the Dallas Zoo.
Earth Day — A Day to Consider ALL Life on Earth
Experts reckon that at no time in the past has the earth been blessed with such a variety and abundance of wildlife. More than 30 million species fill every available niche, habitat and ecosystem ... but far from looking forward with optimism, we stand on the edge of the abyss. For at no other time in recorded history are species disappearing as fast as they are today — sometimes before they have even been discovered or properly recorded. It is estimated that human activities are driving species into oblivion at 30 times their natural rate — and we are to blame.
A solitary female African elephant
In nature almost impossible to find.
In zoos all too common — and not just in the low grade, impoverished zoos scattered around the developing world (usually an embarrassing remnant of colonial days).
The Dallas Zoo, in one of the wealthiest states of the world’s superpower, has a solitary female African elephant — Jenny.
Born Free Is 25!
Hard to believe, I know.
The Born Free Foundation, the organization that started it all (founded by my parents, Virginia McKenna and Bill Travers), is a staggering 25 years old.
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