are lacking one distinguishable feature that elephants usually have: tusks. Researchers believe the heavy presence of poaching has led elephants here to evolve without tusks, so their human ...

Poachers kill large elephants for their ivory. A young elephant can only survive a day or two without milk. So, the orphanage's first job is to find the orphans, fly them to the orphanage ...

AI's ability to find patterns in enormous volumes of information is demystifying not just elephant behavior but human behavior — specifically poacher behavior — too. Sponsor Message "AI can ...

The analysis also revealed that, on a continent-wide scale, elephant poaching began picking up in 2008 and peaked in 2011, with around 40,000 animals killed that year alone. Elephant poaching is ...

The conservation group Elephants Without Borders believes the rise in poaching in Botswana is due to the country's recent changes to its anti-poaching unit Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE.

A voracious market in Asia and chaotic wildlife protection in much of Africa have put elephant herds at risk throughout the African continent, particularly in Central and East Africa. Poachers are ...

When ivory poachers target elephants, the hunters can affect more than just animal numbers. In Mozambique, past hunting pressure led to an increase of naturally tuskless elephants in one park ...

Elephant poaching is likely driven by need, not greed, according to findings published this month in Proceedings of the Royal Society B. Fewer elephants were poached where humans were healthier ...

By Rachel Nuwer In September, conservationists in Botswana discovered 87 dead elephants, their faces hacked off and tusks missing. Poaching, the researchers warned, was on the rise. The news had ...

The use of drones to protect elephants from poachers isn’t just a leap in technology—it’s a bold, passionate fight for survival. With every sweep of their cameras, drones offer a lifeline ...

Ten years after the last poaching trial in Riau province, police apprehend ivory trafficking gang Police and conservationists are celebrating a major success in the fight against elephant poachers in ...