Elephant conservation is a major priority in southern Africa, but habitat loss and urbanization mean the far-ranging pachyderms are increasingly restricted to protected areas like game reserves. The ...

Integrating data on habitat suitability with population genetics improves the ability to map elephant movements, a study 1 by researchers from the University of Pretoria, South Africa, and the ...

Two large watering holes to swim in, acres of rare and endangered plants plus a two-story restaurant that resembles a lodge on an African safari. Those are some of the features in a new habitat under ...

PONGARA NATIONAL PARK, Gabon — Loss of habitat and poaching have made African forest elephants a critically endangered species. Yet the dense forests of sparsely populated Gabon in the Congo River ...

The elephant is the largest existing land mammal on Earth, weighing anywhere from 4,000 to 10,000 pounds. There are three species of elephants: the African bush elephant (also known as the African ...

SAN DIEGO — The San Diego Zoo Safari Park announced Tuesday that the Denny Sanford Elephant Valley will open in early 2026. The announcement comes on World Elephant Day as the project reached the 80% ...

Elephant Valley will turn the current elephant environment into a “dynamic savanna and a place of exploration,” according to a zoo statement. Artist rendering courtesy San Diego Zoo Safari Park.

What do a wildlife conservationist, a herd of trained elephants, a jazz composer and an architect have in common? In the South African bush, this unlikely quartet has banded together to develop an ...

Older elephants in East Africa will be most severely impacted by climate change, threatening the long-term survival of this vulnerable African mammal, according to a new study. Older elephants in East ...