Officials say nearly half of Namibia’s population is forecast to experience food insecurity in the coming months following the drought. As well as the 83 elephants, those to be culled – in ...

In drought-stricken parts of Africa, wildlife conservation groups are fighting to preserve endangered species such as black rhinos. It is a dangerous job but activists say they love it. For those who ...

In Namibia’s Etosha National Park, elephants in the Warrior family gather at the Mushara water hole. Caitlin O’Connell-Rodwell and Tim Rodwell A roar broke the silence of a dead winter's night.

Susan McConnell At Namibia's Etosha National Park, male elephants form long-term friendships. Jack, on the right, leans his head to greet Luke. Susan McConnell ...

Alongside its neighbors Zimbabwe and Namibia, Botswana has "also argued that it should be allowed to sell [its] stockpiles of ivory so it can earn money from its huge numbers of elephants," the ...

In Namibia, for example, some of the money will be spent in communities that have problems with elephants destroying crops or killing people, Wijnstekers said. "The revenues are expected to boost ...

But in some places large populations are giving rise to increased human-wildlife conflict where elephants are known to raid local crops and even threaten peoples' lives. Find out more about elephant ...

Zimbabwe last culled elephants in 1988. Neighbouring Namibia has already killed 160 in a cull of more than 700 elephants to cope with its worst drought in decades. Zimbabwe and Namibia are among a ...

featuring a house perched on a rock in the Drina River, a storm chaser in action, waterfalls in Iceland, orphan elephants in Kenya, oryx crossing rust-colored dunes in Namibia, and more.