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#KeepWildlifeInTheWild • Born Free USA works to stop individual wildlife suffering & protect threatened species in the wild • Follow @BornFreeFDN & @WillTravers

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For just $5 a month or $52 a year, you will help ensure elephants walk the earth for generations to come.

Symbolic adoptions also make great gifts for animal lovers in your life. Adopt today!

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This article shows that Aquarium & Shark Lab continues to ignore the advice and opinions of science professionals related to Charlotte the stingray’s pregnancy.

Check out our blog for more information on this bizarre and evolving story. bornfreeusa.org/2024/03/15/mys…

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Today is ! Every 15 minutes an elephant is killed for the ivory trade.

Today, you can take a stand for these beloved giants by symbolically adopting an elephant!

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The ProTECT Act would prohibit the import of a trophy belonging to an endangered or threatened species listed under the .

Urge your representative to cosponsor this important bill! advocacy.charityengine.net/Default.aspx?i…

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We’re so close to reaching our goal! Help us cross the finish line by donating to fund Pablito’s first year of care at the Born Free USA primate sanctuary! web.charityengine.net/pablito

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Nigeria has emerged as a regional leader in the fight against illegal wildlife trade and recently seized 36 illegally held African grey parrots from traffickers! bornfreeusa.org/2024/04/09/end…

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With countless animals lost from the array of captivity-related issues outlined in this op-ed by campaign associate Devan Schowe, we continue to question why zoos so fervently cling to the belief that they are good for animal conservation and welfare.

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Born Free USA is proud to partner with Nigeria and other West African nations in their efforts to curb wildlife trafficking. Learn more in our latest blog! bornfreeusa.org/2024/04/09/end…

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Every year, there are reports of captive animals at zoos consuming foreign objects thrown into their enclosures by zoo visitors, which can result in severe injury or death.

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'There could be as many as 15,000 privately held primates in U.S. homes. Over the last three years, our 175-acre sanctuary has rescued 14 monkeys from the pet trade, 12 of whom were kept illegally, including Pablito.'

Read more in San Antonio Express-News!
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Due to the horrific capture methods used, the mortality rate of African grey parrots illegally captured could be as high as 90% before even reaching the first export site in the country of origin.

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A recent op-ed in San Antonio Express-News, written by Born Free USA's programs director Liz Tyson-Griffin, PhD, describes how Pablito's story underscores the cruelty of the primate pet trade.

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Wild animals are naturally curious, and living for decades in small, simplistic, unnatural, and largely unchanging environments causes animals to explore and consume potentially harmful objects that they typically would not encounter in the wild.

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Nigerian authorities recently seized 36 illegally held African grey parrots from traffickers! High demand for the species as pets drives illegal trafficking, which is an enormous threat to the survival of the species.

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Help us reach our goal to fund Pablito’s first year of care at the Born Free USA primate sanctuary!

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Nigeria has emerged as a regional leader in the fight against illegal wildlife trade and recently seized 36 illegally held African grey parrots from traffickers! bornfreeusa.org/2024/04/09/end…

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Parrots are commonly stolen from the wild and trafficking into the U.S. for the exotic pet trade. After enduring a stressful and often deadly journey, those who survive are destined for lives of suffering and confinement as pets. bornfreeusa.org/2022/01/01/bor…

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Stuffed inside a box and sent through the mail. Is this the way to treat a living, breathing animal? Believe it or not, this is how thousands of animals, and reptiles in particular, are transported each year to be sold into the pet trade.
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The demand for the global pet trade can have devastating impacts on both the individuals themselves, and the survival of the species to which they belong. The Asian giant softshell turtle is endangered yet still traded as pets. @ZooDraws

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Millions of wild animals suffer in cruel captivity as 'pets' in private homes. Born Free USA partnered with @ZooDraws on a series of comics that explore the plight of exotic pets in the U.S.



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