African bush elephants are the largest species and inhabit ... The main threat that elephants face is poaching. Up to 30,000 elephants are killed every year for their tusks. Elephants which ...

WWF African Elephant Programme Coordinator. “We found that the elephants are avoiding areas frequented by poaching gangs and are congregating near water sources.” During the survey, researchers heard ...

The largest land mammal on Earth, elephants embody the African landscape. Using seasonal cues and their ... flaws in trade regulations and lack of enforcement ability, while anti-poaching efforts are ...

Snare poaching is on the rise in much ... There are also plenty of other ways to be killed in the African bush. “I can’t recall any people dying from snake bites,” Desmet says. “But buffalo, elephants ...

The current elephant poaching crisis costs African countries around US$25 million annually in lost tourism revenue, according to a new study published in the journal Nature Communications. Comparing ...

There are three distinct species of elephants: African savanna elephants (or African bush elephants), African ... survival is drastically threatened by poaching and habitat loss.

Some of the country’s most iconic species, including rhinos, elephants ... at that stage in the African bush in our beloved Kruger.” Jooste was appointed chief ranger at Kruger Park in 2012, during ...

An elephant in South Africa’s Kruger National Park trampled a tourist to death as he was trying to protect children, officials say. The incident Sunday involving 59-year-old Shaik Adam Shabir Ammed ...

Poaching is the main cause for the elephant population to have declined by 1,11,000 over the past 10 years in Africa, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature. According to ...

We talk with Gen. Johan Jooste, a former South African Army General and leading conservationist, about anti-poaching efforts in South Africa. Jooste was appointed Chief Ranger at Kruger Park in 2012, ...