African elephants range throughout the savannas of sub-Saharan Africa and the rainforests of Central and West Africa. The ...

Dan Kitwood/Getty Images The Fish and Wildlife Service finalized new rules Friday intended to strengthen Endangered Species Act protections for threatened African elephants.

Bush elephants predominate in eastern and southern Africa, where the highest densities are found in Botswana, Tanzania, Zimbabwe, Kenya, Zambia and South Africa. 5. Why does it matter if they are ...

Videos show how African elephants may be the first nonhuman species to use vocal name-like identifiers for each other, suggesting "the capacity for some degree of symbolic thought," researchers said.

Tuesday is World Elephant Day. Here are five things to know about the largest land animals on our planet. The three species ...

With African elephants endangered, a UCLA-led study says their decline could ripple from the rainforest to the concert ...

Researchers unveiled on Monday what they called the most comprehensive assessment of the status of the two African elephant species - the savanna elephant and forest elephant - using data on ...

Elephants are plagued by the same deadly bacteria that infected mammoths, genetic experts have found. A study of mammoth ...

An African elephant was born at the Toledo zoo in February, the Zoo said. African elephants are an endangered species, according to the Zoo.

Over the last decade, Argentina has been closing its zoos and relocating animals to sanctuaries and rescue centers. But ...

World Elephant Day, observed annually on August 12, highlights the urgent need to protect these keystone species. Initiated ...

First-time mother Zuberi safely gave birth to a female calf at 7:24 this morning in the company of other members of the herd.