The new assessment totals 135,690 forest elephants, 16 percent more than the figure estimated in 2016, with an additional ...

Have you ever wondered what the world’s largest land animal might be? While some land animals (giraffes) might be taller, and ...

Elephants don’t have floppy sun hats, battery-powered misting fans or ice-cold popsicles to help keep them cool on a hot day. The animals have a lot of mass compared with their skin’s surface area and ...

A new assessment of African Forest Elephants reveals an estimated 135,690 individuals1, with an additional 7,728 to 10,990 ...

DNA pulled from the dung of African forest elephants has given experts a more accurate—and higher—population estimate for the elusive animal, but the species remains critically endangered, a study ...

Elephants are vital to ecosystems. Learn interesting facts and how WWF works to protect them across Africa and Asia.

Populations of the African forest and savanna elephant have declined sharply. The populations of Africa's elephants are now in more danger than they ever have been. The African forest elephant is now ...

LIWONDE NATIONAL PARK, Malawi -- Half a dozen African elephants lay strewn on a riverside plain in Malawi, immobilized by darts fired from a helicopter in a massive project to move 500 elephants, by ...