For years, Mozambique’s Gorongosa National Park saw its elephant population nearly vanish due to poaching and conflict. Now, ...

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 ...

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 ...

Today’s proposal would revise the 4(d) rule for African elephants under the Endangered Species Act, which determines the protections the species receives. The United States is a major importer of ...

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 ...

The habitat of Bornean elephants, which are generally smaller than elephants found in Africa, has decreased over the last 75 years, initially due to extensive logging, IUCN said.

NHK has uncovered the extent of illegal transactions of ivory, which is still traded around the world despite an ...

All of these animals are now considered Near Threatened, Vulnerable, or Endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). Keep reading to find out more about these legendary ...

WWF scientists have helped identify six areas in KAZA that are critical to the movement of wildlife across national borders, focusing on three corridors where wildlife populations and their habitats ...

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 ...