The Aspinall Foundation

The birth of three healthy lion cubs at Port Lympne, the first for ten years, was something we couldn't wait to tell everyone. It was amazing news, but as a breeding sanctuary for rare and endangered species, both parks are very focused on captive...

In June 2019 The Aspinall Foundation reached a milestone in our Madagascar conservation programme when we celebrated 10 years of committed conservation work on what is probably the most unique and beautiful island in the world in terms of...

Boris is an 8 year old moloch, or silvery, gibbon born at Bali Zoo.

The Aspinall Foundation is deeply saddened to announce the death of Zambezi, a male black rhino from Port Lympne Reserve.

African Painted Dogs are on the brink of extinction in the wild, with estimated numbers as few as 1,500! In a revolutionary progression of our Back to the Wild programme we are about to send a pack of seven African painted dogs bred in the UK at...

Back in 1987 The Aspinall Foundation signed an agreement with the Ministry of Forests of the Congo to begin its work to protect the western lowland gorilla.

For 11 years TAF Indonesia has been fighting to save primates that have been sold as pets on the Indonesian island of Java. As always with The Aspinall Foundation our aim is to return them Back to The Wild. So far we have confiscated almost 200...

Since The Aspinall Foundation reintroduced the first western lowland gorillas in Batéké Plateau National Park in 1998 we have now established five separate groups. Once hunted to extinction in this remote paradise of lush gallery forest and hilly...

The European bison, the largest living land mammal on the continent, is slowly returning to the Carpathian Mountains in Romania for the first time in over 200 years.

Two female western lowland gorillas are embarking on an amazing journey. Born at ZooParc de Beauval the sisters, Mayombe (12) and Kuimba (9), are leaving France for The Aspinall Foundation’s leading edge Gorilla Protection Project in the Batéké...