Elephant conservation is a major priority in southern Africa, but habitat loss and urbanization mean the far-ranging pachyderms are increasingly restricted to protected areas like game reserves. The ...

Wild African elephants living in the Mount Elgon region of Kenya appear to seek out specific plants when unwell. Local ...

Habitat fragmentation is blamed for the lack of genetic diversity in elephant populations. Elephants that historically intermingled have more diverse DNA. Conservationists have sounded the alarm for ...

Researchers identified eight plant species that sick elephants appear to seek out for a specific purpose, plus five used in ...

Across the African continent, elephant populations have largely declined over the past several decades, but some areas show hopeful signs of recovery, according to a new study. Researchers have ...

A group of African elephants gathers closely in the open grasslands, surrounded by tall green grass beneath a bright blue sky ...

African elephants are the world's largest land mammals, with males, on average, reaching up to 3m in height and weighing up to 6 tonnes. The number of African forest elephants has fallen by more than ...

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Habitat loss and poaching have driven dramatic declines in African elephants, but it is challenging to measure their numbers and monitor changes across the entire continent. A new study has analyzed ...

While many people are fascinated by nonhuman animals, most do not have the time, money, or opportunity to travel to remote natural habitats where these animals live freely. Instead, zoos relocate ...