By Utah Public Radio | By Sheri Quinn, Ryan Helcoski Elephants in South Africa repeatedly visit the carcasses of other elephants, and move the bones around. A team of researchers at Kruger National Park are working to illumine this mysterious behavior and...
By Nancy Odindo, Tuko Police officers from Mtwapa Police Station, along with Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) officers, have arrested two Tanzanian nationals allegedly involved in the illegal ivory trade. Paul Kuya and Paul Telek were nabbed from their hideout in Majengo,...
By Shreya Dasgupta - Mongabay Across the African continent, elephant populations have largely declined over the past several decades, but some areas show hopeful signs of recovery, according to a new study. Researchers have monitored the numbers of forest and...
By Science World Report Around 10 million elephants roamed the African continent just a hundred years ago. Today, that number is less than 500,000. Human-wildlife conflict has become a top threat to elephants' survival. Wildlife Works is committed to creating...
By Frontiers, Phys.org In the past, African giant pouched rats have learned to detect explosives and the tuberculosis-causing pathogen. Now, a team of researchers have trained these rats to pick up the scent of pangolin scales, elephant ivory, rhino horn, and African...
By Tajudeen Amusa, Professor, Forest Resources Management, University of Ilorin, The Conversation Nigeria has a unique elephant population, made up of both forest-dwelling (Loxodonta cyclotis) and savanna-dwelling (Loxodonta africana) elephant species. But the...
By Julia Evans - Daily Maverick Wandering the depths of the Garden Route National Park, the only known survivor of the historic and iconic Knysna forest elephant herd, Strangefoot, faces an uncertain future. Conservationists and locals wrestle with the question:...
By Richard Muponde, The Herald THE recent signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Parks and Wildlife Management Authority of Zimbabwe (Zimparks) and Defend, a wildlife conservation organisation, marks a significant milestone in the protection and...
By Jim Tan - Mongabay A translocation of 26 elephants from Okonjati Game Reserve in Namibia to Cuatir Conservation Area in southeastern Angola has just been completed. Private conservation areas are not yet an official designation in Angola, making Cuatir a pioneer of...
By Bernadette Wicks Two non-profits have filed a case in the Gauteng High Court in Pretoria, aimed at releasing three elephants at the Johannesburg Zoo into the wild. They say their continued confinement is "unlawful and unconstitutional". The zoo is opposing and says...