DNA pulled from the dung of African forest elephants has given experts a more accurate -- and higher -- population estimate ...

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

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

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

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

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

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

Unfortunately, one million endangered species could become extinct. On World Wildlife Day, learn who is at risk and how to ...

The species of elephant, important in helping rainforests to regenerate, is notoriously hard to assess since they are spread across remote, dense jungles in 22 African countries.

Africa’s elephant population has crashed by an estimated 111,000 in the past decade primarily due to poaching, according to the IUCN’s African Elephant Status Report. Africa’s elephant population has ...

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

BBC Travel Show ventures into Gorongosa National Park in Mozambique, where an elephant in the wild unexpectedly stops the team in their tracks. This video is from The Travel Show, the BBC's flagship ...