DNA pulled from the dung of African forest elephants has given experts a more accurate -- and higher -- population estimate for the elusive animal, but the species remains critically endangered, a ...

At his store in Tokyo's ritzy Ginza district, Hajime Sasaki displays a disparate array of wares, from chopsticks to Buddha ...

The Prince of Wales has paid tribute to pioneering elephant conservationist Dr. Iain Douglas-Hamilton, who died aged 83 at ...

The region's push to ease wildlife trade rules was firmly rejected at Cites CoP20, with countries voting down proposals ...

International rules bar the sale, which experts fear would encourage poaching. But with elephant populations and attacks on the rise — along with the costs of maintaining parks and conservation ...

Iain Douglas-Hamilton (83), who pioneered in the protection of elephants, throughout his life passed away on Tuesday.Iain, an ...

Hamilton, the celebrated Scottish zoologist and pioneering elephant researcher who founded Save the Elephants, has died in Nairobi at the age of 83. Douglas-Hamilton spent decades studying African ...

After a fire destroyed the main area at Lion Sands Ivory Lodge, the South African property is now back with eight suites, ...

Historians have shown that, during the 1800s, beads produced in Venice were a key commodity exchanged for ivory along the ...