More than 145,000 African forest elephants roam the rainforests of Africa, according to a recent population assessment.

Modern elephants are impressive, but their extinct relatives were far stranger. This documentary explores prehistoric proboscideans like Deinotherium, Platybelodon, and massive mastodons that once ...

A fossil discovery near Pampore, Kashmir, sheds light on the interaction between ancient humans and the environment of the Middle Pleistocene. Nestled within a valley bordered by the Himalayan ranges, ...

According to AFP, via Phys.org, the new status report showed that 135,690 African forest elephants were alive in 2024. In ...

After an intense study of the mammoth's genetic code, scientists have engineered 'woolly' mice with altered fur thickness, color, and texture to recreate the extinct elephant's adaptations to the cold ...

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) – The Sumatran elephant could be extinct in the wild within three decades unless immediate steps are taken to slow the breakneck pace of deforestation, environmentalists warned ...

Even under today's climatic conditions, the long-extinct straight-tusked elephant could still live in Europe. This is the conclusion of a recent study by the Sport Ecology research group at the ...

Zimbabwe has stepped up conservation efforts, deploying six newly-graduated Akashinga Rangers to Mana Pools National Park in ...

JOHANNESBURG - Large seizures of elephant tusks make this year the worst on record since ivory sales were banned in 1989, with recent estimates suggesting as many as 3,000 elephants were killed by ...

N E W   D E L H I, India, June 5 -- India’s elephant population isteetering on the brink of extinction because of rampant poachingand brutal training methods, a leading animals rights activistwho ...

After nearly going extinct, elephant seals are a conservation success story. Elephant seals are being used as nature's artificial intelligence to monitor the health of the oceans -- especially the ...

Northern elephant seals are protected by federal law, and disturbing them during fasting and breeding can cause stress, ...