World Elephant Day falls on Aug. 12 every year, and this year's observance arrives with roughly 400,000 African elephants and as few as 40,000 Asian elephants left in the wild.

Behind their enormous physical presence lies a complex society built on family bonds, learning and cooperation.

The overall declining trend of both African elephant species calls for increased support by donors, governments of the elephant range states, and the international community to ensure that elephant ...

Elephants are among the most recognizable animals on Earth, yet their future remains uncertain. World Elephant Day is observed every year on August 12, drawing attention to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. a wild forest elephant and calves bathe in the marshes of in Bayanga Equatorial Forest, part of the Dzanga Sangha Reserve, the ...

A short film from the Sheldrick Wildlife Trust follows orphaned African elephants from rescue through rewilding, offering a window into one of conservation's most demanding long-term commitments to a ...

Nigeria’s worsening wildlife crisis has come under renewed scrutiny following the premiere of Wild Africa, with the new ...

According to Tara Easter, writing for the organization, the move to place both species under the protection of the Endangered Species Act would close a regulatory loophole in controlling the illegal ...

The grudging release of previously undisclosed mortality data from the Kruger National Park offers a rare glimpse into how ...

For Maasai communities, encounters with elephants can sometimes come at a cost. Elephants may enter farms, trample crops, ...