As we marvel at the awe-inspiring strength and intelligence of the African elephant, it’s hard not to feel humbled in its presence. These gentle giants are not only the largest land animals on Earth, ...

There is a proverbial elephant in the room that few dare to identify openly. Revoking visas, arresting students on the ...

These masterfully-rendered images depict pastoral scenes with abundant elephants ... Sahara to as far south as 10˚S in East Africa (Figure 3). The Nile River drainage basin is the largest ...

They were not first responders to another poaching tragedy, but students at South Africa's Wildlife Forensic ... t draw public concern like rhinos and elephants. "We are in a crisis where ...

On the Gates Foundation website, Ghanaian programmer Darlington Akogo talks about his mission to reduce the number of deaths in the West African nation ... to an electricity grid that a privileged ...

The park — which eight African elephants call home — was among a number of places shaken up by the quake with an epicenter just south of the community of Julian, which is roughly 60 miles northeast of ...

Asian elephants are even more endangered than their African cousins. That’s because the biggest threat to their survival isn’t poaching but habitat loss. As urbanization, industrial development, and ...

Two African Cardinals are among the names being floated to succeed Pope Francis after his death aged 88. Tributes have flooded in on Easter Monday following the announcement, which has left ...

In “A Training School for Elephants,” Sophy Roberts revisits an especially bizarre episode from the exploitation of Africa.

A new study uncovered how ancient land shifts allowed elephants to cross from Africa to Asia millions of years ago.

In 1879, as Leopold was beginning his exploitation of Congo, he lit upon the idea of using elephants as pack animals to abet the forthcoming mass extraction. But not local African elephants — at ...