Africa’s largest elephant DNA study reveals growing genetic isolation as habitats shrink, raising urgent concerns for conservation.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Surveying elephants is hard, risky work. Dedicated biologists have been doing this challenging task across Africa for decades.

Elephants are vital to ecosystems. Learn interesting facts and how WWF works to protect them across Africa and Asia.

CU Boulder PhD student Liam Jasperse-Sjolander is helping elephant behavioral observation get off the ground—and into the air above Africa Walking through the quiet, lush rainforests of Gabon, on ...

BELA-BELA, South Africa — Tuesday is World Elephant Day. Here are five things to know about the largest land animals on our planet. There are three species of elephants: the African savanna or bush ...

The African elephant population was traditionally reliant upon the ability to move around large areas in order to preserve high numbers of healthy individuals and genetic diversity. Over countless ...

Ernie Dosio, 75, of Lodi, Calif., was hunting a species of antelope in the dense forests of Gabon when his hunting party ...