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

In a study published in the Journal of Animal Ecology, researchers from Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden of the Chinese Academy of Sciences showed that the presence of critically endangered ...

The Smithsonian National Zoo in D.C. is preparing for the birth of a large “charismatic and charming” animal: an Asian elephant calf. Zoo officials announced Monday morning that an Asian elephant is ...

The Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute announced on Nov. 24 that one of its Asian elephants is expecting, marking the first time an elephant calf will be born at the zoo in ...