The largest land mammal on Earth, elephants embody the African landscape. Using seasonal cues and their long-term memories, these hulking creatures travel vast distances in close-knit herds to find ...

Recently, I learned about the invisible demise of forest elephants in Central Africa, a large and charismatic animal now threatened with extinction and for which accurate counts do not exist. I ...

The data showed that some of these watering holes had experienced blooms of algae containing deadly toxins. An analysis of ...

GENEVA— In a long-awaited move, the International Union for Conservation of Nature announced today that elephants in Africa face a serious risk of extinction. At the same time, it is officially ...