African elephants are endangered, and their natural habitats are fragmented. Found in central and eastern Africa, those that venture outside of protected borders are likely to be killed by ...

PROTECTION STATUS: Listed as a single species (“African elephant,” Loxodonta africana) as “threatened” with a 4(d) rule for ivory trade RANGE: Forest elephants live in the forests of West and Central ...

Today, the term “Big Five” refers to the beauty and power of some of Africa’s most iconic animals. However, it has a much ...

Pushing trees over is not a new practice - elephants have ... populations of seven of the 11 African species have plummeted, and four species are now critically endangered. See today's front ...

developing capacity to census elephants in 4 Central African range states; sharing lessons and building partnerships between wildlife managers across borders through technical exchange visits ...

The largest land mammal on Earth, elephants embody the African landscape. Using seasonal cues and their long-term memories, these hulking creatures travel vast distances in close-knit herds to find ...

The African elephant population was halved in the 1970s and 1980s from approximately 1.3 ... The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) is a United ...

Scientists at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute (SCBI) study African and Asian species of elephants in U.S. zoos, as well as managed populations in Southeast Asia. Asian elephants are ...

This story appears in the March 2019 issue of National Geographic magazine. The intricate web of cracks and crevices that gives African elephants their distinctive look is, in fact, an essential ...

Did you know that some African elephants can travel over 50 miles in a single day, navigating vast territories that span hundreds of square miles? This impressive journey is now more closely monitored ...