The poaching movements were compared to the mafia and drug cartel. Researchers in Africa have discovered a way to weaken large criminal networks responsible for the poaching that threatens vulnerable ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Scientists have pinpointed how years of civil war and poaching in Mozambique have led to a greater proportion of elephants that will never develop tusks. The research was published ...

LIBREVILLE, Gabon (AP) — Increasing threats of poaching and loss of habitat have made Africa’s elephant populations more endangered, according to a report released Thursday by the International Union ...

Illegal killing of elephants by ivory poachers remains "alarmingly high," threatening the population of the massive animals, according to a report released Thursday on United Nation's World Wildlife ...

Almost 90 elephant carcasses have been found during a survey in northern Botswana, revealing "unprecedented" levels of poaching in the country, the conservation group carrying out the study has said.

MWEA, Kenya (AP) — Kenya is moving 50 elephants from a national reserve to a larger park after overpopulation overwhelmed the ecosystem, in what has been hailed as a conservation success. The elephant ...