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A groundbreaking study released today reveals the alarming state of African elephant populations over the last 50 years. Both forest and savanna elephant species have experienced widespread declines due to overexploitation and habitat loss, mirroring the global trend affecting large-bodied animals.
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A groundbreaking, nine-year study has revealed that elephants approaching small-scale farms in Kenya avoid beehive fences housing live honey bees up to 86% of the time during peak crop seasons.
There has been a recent round of large-scale mortalities in Botswana’s Okavango Panhandle, with at least 281 elephants dying from unexplained causes. The first carcasses were found in May and the mysteriousness of this tragedy, combined with...
CONTACT: San Diego Zoo GlobalPublic Relations 619-685-3291 WEBSITE: SanDiegoZooGlobal.org NEWS RELEASE Researchers Study Elephants’ Unique Interactions with Their Dead Findings Reveal Broad Interest in Deceased, Even in...
"In both life and death, big bulls like Tim and Matt not only fire our imaginations, but they are also stark reminders that the last giants on Earth are quickly disappearing and we must do all we can to protect their future...
October 24 2019. One of North Kenya’s largest tuskers - a celebrated African savanna elephant called Matt, has sadly died. Matt, aged 52, and one of Kenya’s well known elephant elders, died apparently from natural causes. During his lifetime...
FINAL Tuesday, June 25: Males of many species slow down in their pursuit of females as they age. Not so with elephants. A new study published today reveals that bull elephants increase the energy they put into reproduction as they get...
JUNE 12 2019. Elephants move faster and straighter when moving through risky areas, researchers have discovered, meandering more when safer. The study by Save the Elephants, the University of Twente and the University of Oxford, further builds...
Botswana - whose progressive policy on protecting elephants has led to their elephant population becoming the largest in Africa - has now announced that they intend to open sport hunting. While we consider hunting elephants to be morally...
“The sentencing of one of Africa’s most notorious ivory smugglers, Yang Feng Glan, in Tanzania today (February 19, 2019) shows that the Tanzanian government is serious about stamping out wildlife crime in the country. Yang Feng Glan was...
Save The Elephants is deeply saddened by the sudden and tragic news that Paul Allen has died. Paul had a heartfelt passion for elephants. To him they symbolised Nature, and he had dedicated a significant part of his enormous intellectual and...
The London Conference on the Illegal Wildlife Trade (IWT) is an important landmark in the fight against wildlife crime and the destruction that it causes, particularly to elephants. Since the initial London Conference in 2014 the situation has...
