Phys.org

Small 'fortress' parks aren't the answer for Africa's savannah elephants. They need room to roam

Africa is home to about 410,000 savannah elephants (Loxodonta africana), most of them living in southern Africa. Over 290,000 elephants (70%) are spread across 103 protected areas which vary in size, ...
New York Post

Wildlife photographer captures adorable pictures of happy elephant family in Kenyan safari

A wildlife photographer has captured pictures of the world’s happiest elephant family. Andy Rouse documented a Kenyan herd with incredibly playful young calves. The award-winning British snapper shot ...

Elephants Grieve Like Humans — and We’re Killing Them Anyway

Elephants mourn their dead, comfort grieving herd members, and pass down generations of knowledge, yet poachers slaughter ...

South Africa released 11 formerly captive elephants onto wild reserves; five years later, their behaviour closely matched elephants that had never lived in captivity

South Africa released 11 elephants that had spent years in captivity into protected reserves. Five years later, researchers ...
Inhabitat

Forest elephants do their part to slow climate change

In the West and Central African rainforests, forest elephants are unwittingly helping to save the world. As this relatively small elephant tears through the rainforest, stripping bark from trees and ...
The Conversation

Africa’s savannah elephants: small ‘fortress’ parks aren’t the answer – they need room to roam

Elephants approaching a waterhole in Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe. Rudi van Aarde Africa is home to about 410,000 savannah elephants (Loxodonta africana), most of them living in southern Africa.