The DNA of Asian elephants tells a concerning story. Although all four subspecies are under pressure, there are considerable ...

World Elephant Day falls on Aug. 12 every year, and this year's observance arrives with roughly 400,000 African elephants and as few as 40,000 Asian elephants left in the wild.

Inbreeding is causing health and genetic pro­blems among Asian elephants, with Bornean elephants showing the highest levels, ...

Elephants mourn their dead, comfort grieving herd members, and pass down generations of knowledge, yet poachers slaughter ...

Asian elephants loudly mourn and bury their dead calves, according to a study by Indian scientists that details animal behavior reminiscent of human funeral rites. Researchers identified five calf ...

African elephants are the largest land animals on Earth and significantly larger than their relatives in Asia, from which they are separated by millions of years of evolution. Nevertheless, Asian ...

According to Zhou Chenhao, director of the Asian Elephant Protection and Management Center's monitoring office, two other ...

PM Modi emphasised the importance of protecting elephants and their natural habitats while acknowledging the efforts being made towards wildlife conservation in India. Asian elephants are classified ...

The National Zoo in Washington, D.C., just welcomed a newborn Asian elephant calf. Asian Elephants are listed as endangered due to habitat loss, poaching, and disease. It marks the first Asian ...

Living alongside Asian elephants around the reserve requires constant vigilance. The Cangyuan administration continuously ...

On World Elephant Day, PM Narendra Modi said India is home to over 60% of the world's wild Asian elephants. He added that the ...