But in an instant, the image — titled “Hell Is Here” and snapped by Biplab Hazra — has shined a light on some of the darkest moments of the conflict between humans and elephants in India ...

Pictures of rescued elephants show the toll of the tourist trade on the hard-working animals. Years of hard labor can deform their spines out of shape, causing pain. Unlike horses, elephants were ...

This project, though, focused on reducing elephant poaching. Analysts examined images of Garamba National Park in the Democratic Republic of Congo, one of the oldest such parks in Africa.

A British wildlife photographer published touching photos of a "tusker" elephant over the age of 60 before it died of natural causes — a rarity since many become casualties of poaching.

A photo of an elephant and a calf fleeing a mob that set them on fire has won top entry in a wildlife photography competition. The image “shows the two animals running among a crowd that has ...

The Kenya Wildlife Service scientists prepare their plane for the aerial count of the elephants in the Tsavo West national park, Kenya. Image caption, Counting the elephants isn't easy though as ...