Elephants
Five Things to Know About Botswana’s Decision to Lift Ban on Hunting Elephants
The move has been criticized by conservationists but lauded by locals who say wild elephants are ruining their livelihoods
New AI Camera Helps Conservationists Spot Elephant Poachers
TrailGuard AI uses machine learning to sort through images in real-time and identify relevant threats
The Complicated History of the Human and Elephant Relationship
With the new exhibition, “Game Change,” Smithsonian Libraries delves into 150 years of hunting and conservation
How African Elephants Get Their Wrinkles
The animal's crevice-filled skin helps keep it cool and shares a surprising set of similarities with the human skin disease ichthyosis vulgaris
How DNA Testing Could Bring Down Ivory Trade’s Biggest Criminals
Genetic testing exposes three major cartels illegally trafficking ivory out of several African countries
87 Elephants Found Dead Near Botswana Sanctuary
A report attributed the killings to a “poaching frenzy”
Sniffer Dogs Represent the Latest Weapon in the Fight Against the Illegal Ivory Trade
A new system at Kenya's port of Mombasa allows dogs to detect elephant tusk, rhino horn and other illegal goods with one quick sniff
Cancer Is One Worry Elephants Can Feel Free to Forget
The gentle giants' cells contain a tumor-fighting self-destruct button.
Greenland's Vikings Got Wealthy Off Walrus Tusks
New DNA study reveals how the Norse Greenlanders cornered the market on ivory in Europe
Captured Elephants Die Up to Seven Years Sooner Than Those Bred in Captivity
Myanmar's wild-captured elephants exhibited median lifespan three to seven years shorter than that of captive-born creatures
How the Scent of Angry Bees Could Protect Elephants
A new study shows elephants fear bee pheromones, and this fact could keep the pachyderms out of crops
Why This Elephant in India Is Blowing Smoke
It's likely the puffing pachyderm is eating ash-covered charcoal as a form of self-medication to flush out toxins
Meet Spike, the Affable Asian Bull Elephant Trucked Up From Florida to Join the National Zoo
With a new male elephant in the mix, zookeepers are hopeful babies will soon be on the way
U.S. Lifts Ban on the Import of African Elephant Trophies
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has said that it will now evaluate big-game permits on a ‘case-by-case basis’
Rare Mammoth Tracks Reveal an Intimate Portrait of Herd Life
Researchers piece together a 43,000-years-old tableau of an injured adult and concerned young
Wildlife Trade Researcher Esmond Bradley Martin Found Murdered in Kenya
He helped shine a light on the shadowy trade of ivory and rhino horns
Hong Kong Will Phase Out Ivory Trade by 2021
Conservationists hope the ban will help preserve the dwindling elephant populations
China Brings an End to Its Ivory Trade
The country is believed to have been one of the world’s largest markets for ivory products
Lawsuit Seeks "Personhood" for Three Connecticut Elephants
An animal advocacy group has filed a petition requesting that the elephants be removed from a traveling zoo
The Third-Term Controversy That Gave the Republican Party Its Symbol
The elephant and the donkey as symbols for America's biggest political parties date back to the 1800s and this controversy
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