Declining elephant numbers are not surprising, given the level of ivory poaching and the degree of human population growth ...

Elephant poaching levels are currently at their worst in a decade, and seizures of illegal ivory are at their highest level in years. From the air too the scattered bodies present a senseless ...

Misha lived her whole life in zoos, but this elephant’s teeth are now helping scientists reconstruct wildlife migrations.

The transnational trade of modern ivory is banned in a bid to protect elephants, but the trade of ancient mammoth tusks is not. However, telling the difference between illegal elephant ivory and ...

Elephant tusks are both a valuable tool and a potential liability for these gentle giants. The desire for ivory has made elephants popular targets for illegal poaching, and it can have a ...

The data showed that some of these watering holes had experienced blooms of algae containing deadly toxins. An analysis of ...

There is more illegal ivory than elephants in three key ivory trading countries in West Africa, according to a new report launched today by TRAFFIC and WWF. Gland, Switzerland - There is more illegal ...

Do elephants and hippos get along? Watch what happens when a herd of elephants encounters a sleeping group of hippos.

African elephants exist in about 40 range states, while their Asian counterparts occupy about 13 range states. Ivory is one ...

Surveying elephants across Africa has been a challenging and sporadic effort due to logistical difficulties, civil unrest, ...

Sadly, both hippos and elephants are in danger from human poachers. Poachers kill elephants for their ivory tusks. Hippo teeth are made of the same material but are easier to obtain and are also ...