Ira Pastor, ideaXme life sciences ambassador, interviews Will Travers OBE, President of the Born Free Foundation, Born Free USA and Species Survival Network.
Ira Pastor Comments
The Born Free Foundation is an international wildlife charity that campaigns to “Keep Wildlife in the Wild.”
Founded by English actors and wildlife campaigners Bill Travers and Virginia McKenna, its mission is to protect wild animals in their natural habitat, campaigns against the keeping of wild animals in captivity, and rescues wild animals in need. It also promotes compassionate conservation, which takes into account the welfare of individual animals in conservation initiatives.
Their head office is located in West Sussex, southeast England. It also has offices in Kenya, Ethiopia and South Africa, with representatives in Sri Lanka and Australia.
Born Free manages or funds projects in more than 20 countries worldwide – across Africa, Asia, Europe and the Americas and focuses on ‘nine working priorities’ including: captive wild animal exploitation; trophy and canned hunting; wildlife trade; rescue, care, rehabilitation & release; human-wildlife co-existence and conservation; integrated wildlife protection; trans-boundary programs; UK wildlife protection; and education.
They also have their own sanctuaries – two big cat rescue centers at Shamwari Private Game Reserve, in South Africa, Ensessa Kotteh Wildlife Rescue, Conservation & Education Center, in Ethiopia, and Bannerghatta Tiger Sanctuary, in India.
Will Travers
Will Travers OBE is an English director, writer, broadcaster and animal rights activist, and also son of Bill Travers and Virginia McKenna. He is President of the Born Free Foundation, Born Free USA and Species Survival Network
On this episode we will hear from Mr Travers about:
His background and how he got involved in the “compassionate conservation” movement. The Born Free Foundation – the genesis of the organization, its team, who sets working priorities, and its supporters. Born Free Foundation’s work against the exploitation of wild animals in zoos, aquaria and other captive environments, and a discussion of the psychological condition of Zoochosis. Born Free Foundation’s work against illegal wildlife trade, a US$20 billion a year global set of businesses. Their work on the educational front.
BFF animal adoptions can be found at www.bornfree.org.uk/adopt
BFUSA adoptions can be found www.bornfreeusa.org/adopt/
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