Baby elephants have baby tusks that often grow up to two inches before they lose them after about a year. Permanent tusks emerge when the elephants reach two years. Since elephant tusks ...

Although most female Asian elephants don’t grow significant tusks, all Asian elephants are ... The other threat that elephants face is habitat loss, which is a particularly significant threat ...

A 77-year-old tourist was attacked and killed by an elephant in a nature reserve in India on Tuesday evening. The man was riding his motorcycle on the road when he was suddenly confronted by the ...

The South African National Parks (SANParks) has confirmed that a tourist has been trampled to death by an elephant in the Kruger National Park (KNP). SANParks spokesperson JP Louw said the incident ...

An attempt to sell a tusk of an elephant by a gang was successfully foiled by a team of officials from the Department of Forests here on Friday. Following specific input that the gang was heading ...

They also have thicker, more curved tusks, more triangulated ears ... S avannah elephants are threatened by the rapidly spreading poaching crisis, human-elephant conflict and loss of habitat, climate ...

However, they say more effort is still needed to combat poaching for tusks and the trafficking of great apes. See All Key Ideas A survey has found populations of elephant, gorillas and chimpanzees ...

He reached beyond the average life expectancy for Asian elephants. Officials say Rex was recognizable by his impressive tusks and freckled forehead. He also enjoyed his independence and preferred ...

Officials of the Forest Cell of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) caught a 27-year-old forest watcher while he was trying to sell two elephant tusks to prospective clients on Kollegal ...

Salem: Five people were arrested red-handed when attempting to sell elephant tusks in Salem district on Thursday. Forest officials seized two pairs of tusks, a car and two motorcycles from them.

Elephant tusks fetch a fortune in the black market as a surge in demand for ivory in the East continues to fuel the illicit trade in elephant tusks, especially from Africa. Police and Kenya ...