Surveying elephants across Africa has been a challenging and sporadic effort due to logistical difficulties, civil unrest, and funding constraints. However, a new study compiling ... Read more »
The W-Arly-Pendjari (WAP) Complex, a UNESCO World Heritage Site spanning Benin, Burkina Faso, and Niger, is not only a biodiversity hotspot but also a hub for organized transnati Read more »
The Masai Mara ecosystem, in south-western Kenya, is home to an important elephant population of about 2,500 individuals. Elephants need large amounts of space to roam in search of ... Read more »
For several months now, environmentalists have been battling with an investor, KiliAvo Fresh Ltd, who purchased and cleared 180 acres of land in the heart of Amboseli, hoping to ... Read more »
An international multi-institutional study initiated by the University of Cape Town (UCT) involving the scientific and historical analysis of elephant tusks found in the ... Read more »
Tim, one of Africa's last big tusker elephants and an African Elephant ambassador has died of natural causes at the age of 50, in Mada area of Amboseli National Park, Kenya ... Read more »
More than 20 elephants have died, but the cause is unknown. Mara Elephant Project rangers and Kenya Wildlife Service officials have now taken samples from the carcasses and sent ... Read more »
A female farmer says the baboons and monkeys hurl bricks at them and point at their private parts when they try to chase them. Read more »
As the largest land animals alive, you'd probably expect elephants to eat a lot. And you'd be right, the number of calories one elephant can eat in a day could sustain a person for ... Read more »
The well-known elephant, Matt, has died of natural causes, according to Save the Elephants Foundation. He was 52. Read more »
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