Researchers document huge drop in African elephants in a half century
But in southern Africa, elephant populations rose at 42 percent of the surveyed sites. "We have seen real success in a number of places across Africa, but particularly in southern Africa, with strong growth in populations in Botswana, Zimbabwe, and Namibia.
An elephant stood on its hind legs to reach over the heads of tourists and rip a branch from a tree overhead in Zimbabwe.
Poaching and habitat loss have driven widespread dramatic declines of elephants.
In late August 2024, Namibia announced plans to slaughter 723 wild animals, including 83 elephants—a number later raised to a staggering 1,002 ...
Steve Boyes has been studying elephants with National Geographic for decades. In his latest expedition, he came across the most traumatised elephant he ever saw ...
As an unexpected bonus, researchers say they also have evidence that a fellow elephant knows how to turn the water off, perhaps as a kind of "prank." "Elephants are amazing with hoses," says ...
But another elephant - perhaps jealous of Mary’s unusual expertise in self-hygiene - attempted to sabotage her happy shower, in what astonished scientists described as an “unexpected bonus”.
The Zimbabwe Stock Exchange-listed hospitality group, African Sun Limited, has announced plans to sell its flagship property, ...
Zimbabwe’s gold-backed currency, which has been battered on foreign exchange markets since its April debut, rose against the dollar for a second day on the back of tighter monetary policy.
From Germany to South Korea, governing dysfunction is the rule of the day. The latest updates from Semafor global elections ...
Learn more If you're looking for a fun way to ring in the holiday season with friends and family, you can't go wrong with a white elephant party. For those not familiar, a white elephant is a gift ...
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Wrong trunk! Elephant calf rescue goes awry for rangersA young elephant managed to get itself stuck between two tree stumps at Lake Kariba in Zimbabwe. But the rescue did not go as smoothly as anticipated.
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