The African elephant population was traditionally reliant upon the ability to move around large areas in order to preserve ...

Africa’s largest elephant DNA study reveals growing genetic isolation as habitats shrink, raising urgent concerns for ...

In the largest genomic mapping of Africa's elephants to date, an international team of researchers shows that elephant ...

In the largest genomic mapping of Africa's elephants, an international team of researchers shows that elephant history is ...

Researchers analysed the genetic health of African elephants — Earth’s largest land animals — by looking at genome data for ...

A genomic study reveals that African elephants, despite declining numbers, are in good genetic health. However, isolated populations show signs of inbreeding and genetic mutations, particularly due to ...

An international research team analyzed 232 whole genomes from both savanna and forest elephants, collected across 17 African ...

Elephants are the largest land animals worldwide, used in tourism in several countries, and are often gentle to humans despite their gigantic sizes. However, the elephant population has fallen greatly ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Surveying elephants is hard, risky work. Dedicated biologists have been doing this challenging task across Africa for decades.

Elephants are one of the iconic animals that people travel thousands of miles to see. But have you ever wondered if elephants are endangered? Well, unfortunately, these huge animals — the largest land ...

African elephants are the world's largest land mammals, with males, on average, reaching up to 3m in height and weighing up to 6 tonnes. The number of African forest elephants has fallen by more than ...

The west African ebony tree is dependent on the smaller African forest elephant’s survival. Animalia CC The forest elephants of the Congo Basin are critically endangered and face extinction. They live ...