Don’t even think about being late for your visit to the David and Daphne Sheldrick Elephant Orphanage in Nairobi, Kenya. I was running late. Traffic isn’t the right word to describe what happens on ...

When they found Enkesha in Kenya’s Masai Mara in 2017, the baby elephant’s trunk was nearly severed by the wire snare wrapped tightly around it. She was in intense pain and at risk of losing the ...

I recently took a trip to Nairobi, Kenya, where I visited the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust. The project started in 1977 as a way to rescue orphaned elephants and rhinos. More than 200 elephants have ...

SAN DIEGO — With elephants facing possible extinction because of poaching, San Diego Zoo officials and the operator of a wildlife conservancy in Africa are discussing starting an “elephant orphanage” ...

On Tuesday, for the first time in 80 years, twin elephants were born in captivity in Sri Lanka, according to wildlife officials. A 25-year-old elephant named Surangi gave birth to the twin males at ...

Upon carefully examining 16 years’ worth of African elephant family movements, researchers from Colorado State University say they’ve discerned key behavioral traits with the potential to change how ...

For the first time in nearly 80 years a domesticated elephant in Sri Lanka has given birth to twins, wildlife authorities said. According to a report by Reuters, the twins, both males, were born on ...

reporting from San Diego — With elephants facing possible extinction due to poaching, San Diego Zoo officials and the operator of a wildlife conservancy in Africa are discussing the possibility of ...

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"The babies are relatively small, but they are healthy," said the head of the orphanage Abigail Adams is a Human Interest Writer and Reporter for PEOPLE. She has been working in journalism for seven ...