for one—who argue that a thoughtfully regulated and expensive hunt for bull elephants in their waning days makes a sustainable way to protect both species and habitat. On we went, following the ...

Mature bull elephants play an important role in leading these younger males, researchers have found. And their loss by poaching or hunting could have "disastrous impacts". The study, published in ...

Such displays of strength are not uncommon when a male (bull) elephant is in musth, a period of heightened, testosterone-driven aggression. A group of tourists had their brush with one hormonal ...

Botswana has issued 400 elephant hunting licenses amid fresh opposition from conservationists. International hunters pay up to $50,000 to obtain a license in order to hunt an elephant. In a recent ...

Botswana has lifted a ban on elephant hunting, citing growing conflict between humans and the animals, which at times destroy crops. Critics of the ban, imposed in 2014, say the restriction was ...