The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) concerning Conservation Measures for the West African Populations of the African Elephant is a Multilateral Environmental Memorandum of Understanding and was ...

Male African elephants have distinct personality traits, but also adapt their behavior to suit the social context, according to a new study. Male African elephants have distinct personality traits ...

Male African elephants have distinct personality traits, but also adapt their behavior to suit the social context, according to a study published December 4, 2024, in the open-access journal PLOS ...

Climate extremes seem to have exacerbated toxins in the elephants' water supply. The staggering and unexplained deaths of over 300 African elephants in early 2020 — one of the largest mass ...

To expand our understanding of personality traits in wild elephants, researchers observed the behavior of 34 male African savannah elephants (Loxodonta africana) in Etosha National Park in Namibia ...

The men's and women's African Footballer of the Year will be crowned on Monday - but who do you think should win each award?

In the late 1980s there were two campaigns to save African elephants. One banned international trade in ivory. The other established common property rights to elephants for local communities. Has ...

Now, a new study reveals that the personalities of elephants are more complex than we imagined. The researchers found that male African elephants have distinct personalities; and adapt their behavior ...

A new study reveals alarming declines in African elephant populations, with savanna elephants down 70% and forest elephants down 90% since 1964. Poaching and habitat loss are the primary drivers ...

The most social species in the world is the African Elephant – let’s uncover their intriguing means of communication. Are you intrigued by the fascinating world of African elephants and want to learn ...

In heavily forested Gabon, elephants are increasingly wandering into villages and destroying crops, angering the local ...