Since being collared in Zambia two years ago, a young bull elephant known to researchers as Z16 has walked nearly 12,000 ...

At one time, poaching was the biggest threat to elephants in Africa. As these majestic creatures were slaughtered by the thousands for their tusks, it became abundantly clear that African elephants ...

Habitat loss and poaching have driven dramatic declines in African elephants, but it is challenging to measure their numbers and monitor changes across the entire continent. A new study has analyzed ...

George Wittemyer receives funding from the U.S.A. National Science Foundation and Save the Elephants, a Kenya based non-profit organization. He is a professor at Colorado State University and serves ...

It’s a cool morning in the montane rainforest of western Rwanda’s Nyungwe National Park. Sunbeams stream down from the canopy, glowing in the mist. Birdsong pierces the still air. Jacques Habimana, a ...

Hamilton, the zoologist who dedicated his life to saving Africa’s elephants from systematic slaughter—despite being nearly ...

FRANCIOTTI EXPLAINS. IT WAS REALLY GREAT TO SEE THE IMPORTANCE IN THE WILD AND THE IMPORTANCE AND THE PARALLELS THAT WE SEE IN OUR ELEPHANTS HERE. STAFF AT THE MARYLAND ZOO IN BALTIMORE ARE LEARNING ...

African elephant herds have faced poaching for decades, but a new wave of poaching has placed them on the edge of extinction, according to a study published Tuesday. The study was published in the ...

A bucket-list safari is the dream trip for many travelers, but deciding which country or park to visit can be a daunting task. The experts share their favorite spots for different types of travelers.

African elephants are the largest land animals on earth and significantly larger than their relatives in Asia, from which they are separated by millions of years of evolution. Nevertheless, Asian ...