Surveying elephants is hard, risky work. Dedicated biologists have been doing this challenging task across Africa for decades. Systematic surveying started in the late 1960s but has been sporadic, as ...

More than 145,000 African forest elephants roam the rainforests of Africa, according to a recent population assessment.

An elephant was captured in video attacking a safari vehicle in South Africa, and several commenters were quick to blame ...

A recent study suggests that the large mammals may seek out parts of bananas and papayas when they’re suffering from gut ...

One of Africa’s last remaining “Super Tuskers” has passed away. Officials from the Amboseli National Park reported that Craig ...

Craig, one of Africa’s most iconic super tusker elephants, has died of natural causes in Kenya’s Amboseli ecosystem.

LIBREVILLE, Gabon — Increasing threats of poaching and loss of habitat have made Africa's elephant populations more endangered, according to a report released Thursday by the International Union for ...

It turns out that humans might not be the only species that have individualized identifiers for each other. A new study found that African savanna elephants, an endangered species, have name-like ...

A Savanna elephant is photographed in Kruger National Park, South Africa, in this March 4, 2020, file photo. (Jerome Delay/AP) A Savanna elephant is photographed in Kruger National Park, South Africa, ...

LIBREVILLE – Increasing threats of poaching and loss of habitat have made Africa's elephant populations more endangered, according to a report released Thursday by the International Union for ...