by Adam Cruise | Feb 27, 2026 | News
By Sam Ibanda Mugabi and Lindah Nduwumwami – Nile Post A suspected ivory trafficker has been arrested in Northern Uganda, with authorities seizing 154 kilograms of raw elephant tusks in a joint operation by wildlife and police authorities. A joint operation by...
by Adam Cruise | Feb 19, 2026 | News
By Tim Vernimmen – National Geographic Scientists are finding elephant youths respond differently to danger if they grew up without elders. Young elephants have a lot to learn—what to eat, what to avoid, how to behave around others. When they grow up around...
by Adam Cruise | Feb 13, 2026 | Commentary
By Don Pinnock – Daily Maverick For as long as elephants have shared landscapes with people, they’ve also carried the weight of controversy. In southern Africa in particular, images of toppled trees and stripped bark often spark alarmist claims: too many...
by Adam Cruise | Feb 13, 2026 | Studies
By Ty Loft et al – Nature Abstract A key challenge for ecological science is to understand how biodiversity loss is changing ecosystem structure and function at scales that are relevant for policy1. Almost all biodiversity metrics are challenging to disaggregate...
by Adam Cruise | Feb 13, 2026 | News
By Madhumita Paul – DownToEarth Smaller species now dominate regulating movement of nutrients, water, and materials; but they cannot fully replace megafauna, finds paper. A new study, led by Oxford University, has revealed a dramatic loss of ‘wildlife power’...