A new assessment of African Forest Elephants reveals an estimated 135,690 individuals1, with an additional 7,728 to 10,990 ...

Elephants are vital to ecosystems. Learn interesting facts and how WWF works to protect them across Africa and Asia.

African forest elephants (Loxodonta cyclotis) were only recognized as a species separate from the African savannah elephant ...

Scientists say there are thousands more African forest elephants than they previously thought thanks to a new counting ...

There are thousands more endangered African forest elephants than previously thought, thanks to a new counting method using the DNA extracted from their dung, ...

It turns out that humans might not be the only species that have individualized identifiers for each other. A new study found that African savanna elephants, an endangered species, have name-like ...

DNA pulled from the dung of African forest elephants has given experts a more accurate—and higher—population estimate for the ...

A new IUCN report shows African forest elephants are more numerous than previously believed, not due to recovery, but thanks ...

African elephant herds have faced poaching for decades, but a new wave of poaching has placed them on the edge of extinction, according to a study published Tuesday. The study was published in the ...

The largest elephant ever officially recorded was an individual male African savanna elephant named 'Henry,' or the Fénykövi ...

A World Population Review report reveals which countries have the highest elephant populations globally and where India ranks ...

Drought is now so bad in parts of southern Africa that governments say they must kill hundreds of their most captivating, majestic wild animals to feed desperately hungry people. In August, Namibia ...