A new assessment of African Forest Elephants reveals an estimated 135,690 individuals1, with an additional 7,728 to 10,990 ...

African forest elephants (Loxodonta cyclotis) were only recognized as a species separate from the African savannah elephant ...

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 ...

Analysing the elephants' faeces for DNA has given a more accurate count, bumping their numbers by 16 per cent compared with ...

Scientists say there are thousands more African forest elephants than they previously thought thanks to a new counting ...

Growing up, I vividly remember reading through nature-related magazines, fascinated by the vast numbers of creatures ...

A new IUCN report shows African forest elephants are more numerous than previously believed, not due to recovery, but thanks ...

But the Biden administration’s long-awaited rules are fueling fierce debates over protection of the species both at home and abroad. The Fish and Wildlife Service finalized new rules Friday intended ...

Elephants are vital to ecosystems. Learn interesting facts and how WWF works to protect them across Africa and Asia.

The San Diego Zoo recently caught one of its endangered elephants dancing – and singing – in the rain. The Wildlife Care Specialists team knew two of the African elephants in the zoo's Elephant ...

An international conservation organization has listed African elephants as critically endangered after a sharp population decline. The International Union for Conservation of Nature’s Red List of ...

An endangered African penguin chick recently hatched at the Lincoln Park Zoo just in time for the holiday season. In a news release issued Thursday, the zoo reported the healthy chick hatched Oct. 1 ...