New research comparing data from the two largest-ever elephant surveys reveals the overall population in the Kavango Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area is stable, but also uncovers some ...

A study analyzing DNA samples from African forest elephant dung found that the species' population is larger than previously believed. According to AFP, via Phys.org, the new status report showed that ...

Habitat loss and poaching have driven dramatic declines in African elephants, but it is challenging to measure their numbers and monitor changes across the entire continent. A new study has analyzed ...

Historically, conservation has mostly focused on numbers like population and habitat size. However, in the mid-2000s, scientists started to investigate animal emotions, even trauma, when considering ...

People and elephants are increasingly competing for the same land in Sri Lanka, leading to a rising number of deaths among both populations. Farmers are increasingly "encroaching" on elephant habitats ...