An extinct species of giant elephant that used to roam across much of Europe and Asia was more closely related to modern African forest elephants than forest elephants are to modern African bush ...

In heavily forested Gabon, elephants are increasingly wandering into villages and destroying crops, angering the local population who demand the power to stop the critically endangered animals in ...

The increase in greenhouse gases in the environment seems driven by a one-two punch to the environment. Overall, human activity is a driving factor in the increase in carbon in the atmosphere, ...

At one time, poaching was the biggest threat to elephants in Africa. As these majestic creatures were slaughtered by the ...

PONGARA NATIONAL PARK, Gabon (AP) — Loss of habitat and poaching have made African forest elephants a critically endangered species. Yet the dense forests of sparsely populated Gabon in the Congo ...

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 ...

Herds of woolly mammoth once roamed the span of the Northern Hemisphere, from the British Isles across the Bering land bridge to the eastern shores of North America. Then, about 4000 years ago, the ...

It turns out that humans might not be the only species that have individualized identifiers for each other. A new study found that African savanna elephants, an endangered species, have name-like ...

Elephants are incredibly intelligent animals that experience a remarkable emotional depth. While they can be fiercely ...

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 ...