It found large-scale declines in both species of African elephants – the African forest elephant (L. cyclotis) and the larger African bush elephant (L. africana). In just over half a century ...

The ivory trade, loss of vital habitat and a deeper understanding of elephant biology have all combined to reveal a previously underestimated threat to Africa's elephants. African forest elephants ...

The ivory trade, loss of vital habitat and a deeper understanding of elephant biology have all combined to reveal a previously underestimated threat to Africa's elephants. African forest elephants ...

Lastourville (Gabon) (AFP) – In heavily forested Gabon, elephants are increasingly wandering into villages and destroying crops, angering the local population who demand the power to stop the ...

Researchers have monitored the numbers of forest and savanna elephants (Loxodonta cyclotis, L. africana) in different parts of Africa since the 1960s. However, few stud­­ies have compiled all ...

At the same time, it is officially identifying African elephants as two distinct species: savanna elephants and forest elephants. The reclassification — part of an update to IUCN’s Red List of ...

The American tourist killed by a charging bull elephant that flipped over their ... Saturday in Kafue National Park when they came under attack by the incensed animal. Terrifying video footage ...