For decades, ecologists have theorized that the extinction of one important species could set off a chain reaction of losses ...

Food, games and more mark Jackson’s 50th, but his impact on elephant conservation in North America is the real story.

Colorado State University Professor George Wittemyer and his research team reunited a 4-month-old elephant calf with her ...

"Elephants are highly social, forming powerful bonds between each other that last a lifetime." ...

Animal welfare groups in South Africa are taking a zoo to court over the mental well-being of three elephants.

In research reported about 20 years ago, Happy appeared to recognize herself in a mirror. She was later the subject of a ...

The Topeka Zoo & Conservation Center announced Saturday, May 16, that Tembo, its 56-year-old African elephant, was humanely ...

Research has shown that the future of ebony, elephants, and a US guitar maker are all inextricably intertwined.

Researchers found elephants help sustain a hidden network of insects, with their loss triggering biodiversity declines across ecosystems.

As South Africa's last zoo elephants become the focus of a landmark court battle, activists say the animals' quiet suffering is impossible to ignore.

Zoo taken to court over claims three South African elephants are depressed - Animal welfare groups claim the elephants, named ...