World Elephant Day takes place on August 12 and the theme for 2025 celebrates the matriarch elephant. A matriarch elephant is the leader of the elephant family or herd. She is the oldest, most ...

When human settlements and wildlife bump into each other it can cause big problems, so scientists are working on an ...

Elephants are the largest land animals worldwide, used in tourism in several countries, and are often gentle to humans despite their gigantic sizes. However, the elephant population has fallen greatly ...

Habitats for Asian elephants have decreased by more than 64% across the continent, equating to about 3.3 million square kilometers -- more than 850 million acres -- since the year 1700, according to a ...

An immediate moratorium on habitat conversion is needed to secure a future for Sumatran elephants, conservation organization WWF says. The Sumatran elephant has been uplisted from “endangered” to ...

Negative interactions are impacting on conservation activities as they erode public support for endangered species, driving ...

The elephant is the largest existing land mammal on Earth, weighing anywhere from 4,000 to 10,000 pounds. There are three species of elephants: the African bush elephant (also known as the African ...

Elephants are one of the iconic animals that people travel thousands of miles to see. But have you ever wondered if elephants are endangered? Well, unfortunately, these huge animals — the largest land ...

India's wild elephant population estimates have dropped sharply by a quarter, a government survey incorporating a new DNA ...

Nunukan, East Kalimantan – The habitat of Borneo pygmy elephant in Tulin Onsoi Sub-district, Nunukan District, which also part of the Heart of Borneo (HoB) area are threatened to be converted into ...

Human development has driven the species from their homes. Habitats for Asian elephants have decreased by more than 64% across the continent, equating to about 3.3 million square kilometers -- more ...