THE husband of a woman who was brutally mauled to death by a hippo in front of him on an African safari is suing the US tour operator for failing to keep the couple safe. Lisa Manders, 70, ...

World Hippo Day serves as a reminder of their importance in the ecosystem and the need for their protection. For centuries, ...

Additionally, hippos are poached for their meat and ivory (found in their teeth), further impacting their populations. Currently, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN ...

A federal judge has given the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service three more years to determine whether the common hippopotamus should be protected under the U.S. Endangered Species Act. Wild hippos ...

Tickled locals almost laughed their heads off. Another person even suggested the parliamentarian may have taken the hippo meat to a hotel in the city where he would probably throw an impromptu feast.

Habitat loss and degradation, drought, poaching and the international trade of hippo parts, including their teeth, skulls, ivory, skin and meat, all threaten this keystone species. The United States ...

poaching and the international demand for hippo parts, including teeth, skulls, ivory, skin and meat. Adam Peyman, wildlife programs director for Humane Society International, speaking on behalf of ...

A federal judge has given the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service three more years to determine whether the common hippopotamus should be protected under the U.S. Endangered Species Act. Wild hippos are ...