NAIROBI — Tanzanian authorities are keen on issuing more hunting permits despite mounting international pressure for the country to ban elephant trophy hunting in the areas surrounding its border with ...

In the face of steep population decline, the United States has moved to restrict the import of live African elephants and elephant hunting trophies. Strengthening the Endangered Species Act, the U.S.

The president of Botswana, home to the world’s largest elephant population, has threatened to send 20,000 of the giant living land mammals to Germany to "roam free" amid a feud over trophy hunting.

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Dr Festus Ihwagi, Senior scientist and Research policy lead at Save The Elephants and Dr Paula Kahumbu CEO of Wildlife Direct during a press conference in Nairobi on August 12, 2024. [Edward Kiplimo, ...

The wild elephant has killed at least 22 people since the start of the year, with farmers guarding their crops targeted.

Early humans were not just scavengers. New research shows they actively butchered elephants, transforming survival and social ...

Indian wildlife officers are hunting a rampaging wild elephant blamed for killing at least 20 people and injuring 15 others ...