Researchers Document Huge Drop in African Elephants in a Half Century
The study did not track a continent-wide population tally because the various surveys employed different methodologies over ...
African elephants face shocking 70% population decline due to habitat loss and poaching; study finds
A new study reveals alarming declines in African elephant populations, with savanna elephants down 70% and forest elephants ...
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Elephant towers on hind legs over tourists to eat from branches above camp
An elephant stood on its hind legs to reach over the heads of tourists and rip a branch from a tree overhead in Zimbabwe.
Do elephants get PTSD? This conservationist thinks so
Steve Boyes has been studying elephants with National Geographic for decades. In his latest expedition, he came across the ...
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How can something this big go away? Survey finds drastic decline in elephant population
and elephants have vanished from some sites. However, other populations are showing rapid growth. "We have seen real success ...
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A coalition of groups join forces to oppose Namibia & Zimbabwe’s horrific wildlife cull
In late August 2024, Namibia announced plans to slaughter 723 wild animals, including 83 elephants—a number later raised to a staggering 1,002 ...
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The World’s Costliest Destinations: Here’s Where Travelers Spent the Most Money in 2024
An elephant in Chobe National Park ... nearly half of the most expensive trips were to African nations. Djibouti, Botswana, ...
African elephant, largest land animal, disappearing. Population down by 70%
The savanna elephant populations fell by about 70% on average at the surveyed sites and the forest elephant populations ...
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Wrong trunk! Elephant calf rescue goes awry for rangers
A young elephant managed to get itself stuck between two tree stumps at Lake Kariba in Zimbabwe. But the rescue did not go as smoothly as anticipated.
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After the Bell: Southern Africa’s secret to elephant population success — it’s the economy, stupid
Southern Africa is bucking the trend on the continent in terms of the decline in elephant populations, according to studies. And the reasons have a lot to do with economics.
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Indaba explores ways to drive infrastructure in Zim
The Zimbabwe Institution of Engineers (ZIE) will host an infrastructure investment conference in Victoria Falls from November ...