Latest about Elephants
Forest Elephant Numbers Decline More Than 60 Percent in Decade
About 65 percent of forest elephants were killed, mostly for their ivory, across central Africa in the last decade, new research finds.
Drones Enter the Battle Against Elephant, Rhino Poachers
To give park rangers in Africa an upper hand in the fight against poachers, conservationists are bringing drones to the places where vulnerable elephants and rhinoceroses roam.
Elephant Mystery at Ancient Syrian Battle Solved
Elephants in Eritrea are ordinary African savannah elephants, which are larger than Asian elephants. As a result, an ancient account of why war elephants were spooked must be wrong.
In Elephant Society, Matriarchs Lead (Op-Ed)
Opinion Elephant females call the shots in elephant society.
Aerial Survey Will Be First to Count Most of Africa's Elephants
How many elephants are there in Africa? A new mission will count elephants in 22 countries throughout Africa, the largest effort of its kind.
US Crushes Its Stockpile of Elephant Ivory
Six tons of carvings, jewelry, trinkets and tusks were being reduced to powder today (Nov. 14) as the United States, for the first time, destroyed its ivory stockpile.
