An elephant in the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus was injured in a drive-by shooting on Tuesday, and the police were searching for suspects, law enforcement and circus officials said. ... Read more
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — There comes a time during the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race when fatigue can turn Alaska's frozen landscape into an unlikely habitat for an elephant that really isn't there. Ask Lynda ... Read more
Sixty percent of the forest elephants in Africa were killed from 2002 to 2011, scientists reported on Monday, putting a number to the rampant slaughter of both forest and savannah elephants for their ivory. ... Read more
BEIJING — The prime minister of Thailand pledged Sunday to end the nation’s ivory trade, responding to growing calls from international wildlife groups desperate to stop the slaughter of African ... Read more
PUZHAI, China — Chinese investors have anointed it “white gold.” Carvers and collectors prefer the term “organic gemstone.” Smugglers, however, use a gruesomely straightforward ... Read more
PUZHAI, China — Chinese investors have anointed it “white gold.” Carvers and collectors prefer the term “organic gemstone.” Smugglers, however, use a gruesomely straightforward ... Read more
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysian authorities discovered the decomposing remains of another three endangered Borneo pygmy elephants on Wednesday, deepening a mystery surrounding at least 13 such deaths ... Read more
Ten endangered Borneo pygmy elephants have been found dead in a Malaysian forest under mysterious circumstances, and wildlife officials said Tuesday that they were probably poisoned. The carcasses were ... Read more
One of the world’s most closely watched elephant populations has been heavily hit by ivory poachers, scientists in Kenya said this week. In a study published Wednesday, scientists with the group ... Read more
One of the world’s most closely watched elephant populations has been heavily hit by ivory poachers, scientists in Kenya said this week. In a study published Wednesday, scientists with the group ... Read more