The Pan-African survey shows the estimated savannah elephant population to be 352,271 within the 18 countries surveyed to-date, representing at least 93 percent of savannah elephants in these ...

SEATTLE, Wash.— Results of a multiyear survey effort released today reveal that Africa’s savannah elephants are far worse off than anticipated. A survey called the “Great Elephant Census” estimates ...

It revealed that Africa’s savannah elephant population was significantly lower than previous estimates and merely 352,271 elephants were alive in the countries surveyed.

The Great Elephant Census, which so far includes 18 countries, indicates that the population of African savannah elephants is plummeting 8 percent every year.

African elephants currently are listed as one species under the less-protective “threatened” status. But recent genetic studies indicate that Africa’s elephants actually comprise two separate species ...

Africa is home to about 410,000 savannah elephants (Loxodonta africana), most of them living in southern Africa.Over 290,000 elephants (70%) are spread across 103 protected areas which vary in ...

A new study of African savannah elephant populations in Angola by wildlife ecologists from Elephants Without Borders and UMass Amherst reports that measures such as anti-poaching and limiting ...

Africa is home to about 410,000 savannah elephants (Loxodonta africana), most of them living in southern Africa. Over 290,000 elephants (70%) are spread across 103 protected areas which vary in ...

Wild African savannah elephants (Loxodonta africana) appear to address one another with name-like calls, a very rare ability among non-human animals.

African elephants use "names" to communicate with each other in the same way that humans do, researchers have discovered. A new study, carried out by Colorado State University scientists who ...

Analysis - Africa is home to about 410,000 savannah elephants (Loxodonta africana), most of them living in southern Africa. Over 290,000 elephants (70%) are spread across 103 protected areas which ...