Elephant poaching is an ongoing problem throughout Africa as poachers develop sneakier tactics for collecting their trophies. On the other hand, efforts to deter elephant poaching or at least catch ...

By David Brown A continent-wide genomic study of both savanna and forest elephants in Africa has found that African elephants ...

Professor Paul Manger from Wits University and his colleagues are using a tracker called an Actiwatch to study elephant sleep patterns in Botswana. They removed the watches' bands, insulated them with ...

The study’s primary goal was to understand the dynamics of vocal exchanges between elephant groups, with a particular emphasis on a specific vocalization known as the "let's go" rumble. These rumbling ...

The illegal wildlife trade is one of the highest value illicit trade sectors globally, threatening both human well-being and biodiversity. A prominent example is ivory poaching, leading to an ...

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Northern elephant seals may hold the key to unlocking the secrets of the open ocean’s twilight zone (~200 – 1,000 meters deep). According to a new study, these deep-diving creatures can help estimate ...

Stories of unique and sentient interactions between elephants and their dead are a familiar part of the species' lore, but a comprehensive study of these interactions has been lacking -- until now. A ...

African elephant numbers have dropped from about 26 million in the 1800s to 415,000 today. While this is largely due to European colonisation, poaching and habitat loss, these majestic animals now ...