Today, the term "Big Five" refers to the beauty and power of some of Africa's most iconic animals. However, it has a much ...

Have you ever wondered what the world’s largest land animal might be? While some land animals (giraffes) might be taller, and some marine life (blue whales) might be heavier, one animal stands alone ...

With several captive elephants succumbing to illnesses over the years, international organisations refused new imports ...

Elephant density in some parks in Cameroon has increased sharply. Image courtesy by WWF. However, Etoga says the landscape is still subject to human pressures and threats, such as poaching for ...

It spans parts of five southern African countries—Angola, Botswana ... we first needed to establish a current and relatively precise baseline of elephant numbers and movements in the region. To ...

"Elephants may run at the threat in a demonstration or real charge. Most charges are mock charges which are broken off before the target is reached," South African National Parks said. "However ...

For centuries, locals have told stories of mokele-mbembe, a legendary creature said to lurk in the Congo Basin. But as ...

At Queen Elizabeth National Park in Uganda, crop-raiding by elephants and livestock predation ... According to the World Wildlife Fund, in 2013, there were 16 reported cases of human-wildlife ...

For many iconic animals like elephants, rhinos and tigers, the situation is critical. The numbers are horrific: around 20,000 African elephants are killed by poachers each year, and there was over a 9 ...