An African forest elephant — nicknamed the "ghost elephant" due to its incredibly infrequent sightings — was spotted in Senegal for the first time in five years earlier this June. Remote camera ...

What is the African elephant? African elephants are the largest land animals on Earth. They are slightly larger than their Asian cousins and can be identified by their larger ears that look somewhat ...

The forest elephants of the Congo Basin are critically endangered and face extinction. They live in Africa's largest forest, extending over the continent's west and central regions. Large populations ...

An estimated 189 African forest elephants are now living in Côte d’Ivoire’s Taï National Park, according to the findings of a recent survey. The last reliable population estimate was conducted nearly ...

1. Does recent research resolve once and for all whether there are two separate species of African elephant? 2. What are the conservation implications if there are two species? We would have to ...

April 16 (Reuters) - The largest genomic study of African elephants to date has found that both species - savanna and forest elephants - remain in generally good genetic health despite long-term ...

Elephants in Rwanda. In the largest genomic study of African elephants to date, an international team of researchers analysed 232 whole genomes from both savanna and forest elephants, collected across ...

It turns out that humans might not be the only species that have individualized identifiers for each other. A new study found that African savanna elephants, an endangered species, have name-like ...

* Central African forest elephants risk extinction * Asian demand, widespread logging, more weapons to blame * Forest elephant ivory especially prized By Tansa Musa YAOUNDE, April 26 (Reuters) - ...

View post: United States Has Issued 2 ‘Do Not Travel’ Warnings in July An African forest elephant — nicknamed the “ghost elephant” due to its incredibly infrequent sightings — was spotted in Senegal ...