Scientists say there are thousands more African forest elephants than they previously thought thanks to a new counting ...

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

The species of elephant, important in helping rainforests to regenerate, is notoriously hard to assess since they are spread across remote, dense jungles in 22 African countries.

A new assessment of African Forest Elephants reveals an estimated 135,690 individuals1, with an additional 7,728 to 10,990 ...

A herd of 15 elephants has wreaked havoc in China, trampling crops and causing more than a million dollars' worth of damage, after the animals escaped from a nature reserve last year. The elephants ...

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

Populations of the African forest and savanna elephant have declined sharply. The populations of Africa's elephants are now in more danger than they ever have been. The African forest elephant is now ...

Beverly and Dereck Joubert have documented Southern Africa’s incredible wildlife for over 40 years. In their new book, “Wild Eye: A Life in Photographs,” they share an intimate visual memoir from the ...

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These two haunting wildlife portraits reveal the quiet violence of human expansion and, more importantly, the fragile lives ...

When people live close to the forest, human-wildlife conflicts often arise. These conflicts can harm both people and nature, but there are ways to create harmony. One is by using bees, writes WWF's ...