When poaching amplifies the effect of higher hunting quotas, it is bad news for the future of Botswana’s elephant population ...

The web of acoustic sensors was deployed in central Africa, and offer the possibility of real-time alerts to the sounds of ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Scientists have pinpointed how years of civil war and poaching in Mozambique have led to a greater proportion of elephants that will never develop tusks. The research was published ...

JOHANNESBURG -- One of Africa's largest wildlife preserves is marking a year without a single elephant found killed by poachers, which experts call an extraordinary development in an area larger than ...

Analysing the elephants' faeces for DNA has given a more accurate count, bumping their numbers by 16 per cent compared with ...

Wildlife poaching remains a major conservation concern. Technological advancements have enabled webs of acoustic sensors to ...

Africa’s elephant population has crashed by an estimated 111,000 in the past decade primarily due to poaching, according to the IUCN’s African Elephant Status Report. Africa’s elephant population has ...

Elephants are vital to ecosystems. Learn interesting facts and how WWF works to protect them across Africa and Asia.

DNA pulled from the dung of African forest elephants has given experts a more accurate -- and higher -- population estimate ...