Raging hormones can make teenagers do some crazy things. In a group of elephants without a father figure it led to a killing ...

Researchers identified eight plant species that sick elephants appear to seek out for a specific purpose, plus five used in ...

Wild African elephants living in the Mount Elgon region of Kenya appear to seek out specific plants when unwell. Local ...

In some parts of Africa, elephant numbers are increasing as a result of years of successful conservation efforts. But in some places large populations are giving rise to increased human-wildlife ...

A new South African study suggests elephants that once lived in captivity can still readjust successfully after being released into wild habitats. The research, published July 29 in PLOS One and ...

As human settlements expand and new infrastructure is built, this often crosses into land used for farming, or in some cases unbuilt land. This can create moments of human-wildlife conflict as ...

Learn how African elephants treat their ailments with plants and other natural materials, showing the significance of self-medication in the animal kingdom.

The last three elephants still in a traditional South African zoo entered their enclosure in single file, with fruit and vegetables scattered on the ground to encourage natural foraging. For visitors ...

CU Boulder PhD student Liam Jasperse-Sjolander is helping elephant behavioral observation get off the ground—and into the air above Africa Walking through the quiet, lush rainforests of Gabon, on ...

CAPE TOWN, South Africa, May 19, 2025 (ENS) – A new investigative report has laid bare the scale and complexity of wildlife trafficking across southern Africa, exposing a tangled web of corruption, ...