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VIRUNGA NATIONAL PARK, DRC--The okapi, an elusive mammal also known as "the forest giraffe," has been photographed for the first time in Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), proving that the species is surviving there…

Wasser, S., Poole, P., Lee, P., Lindsay, K., Dobson, A. Hart, J., Douglas-Hamilton, I., Wittemyer, G., Granli, P., Morgan, B.,  Gunn, J.,   Alberts, S., Beyers, R., Chiyo, P., Croze, H., Estes, R., Gobush, K., Joram, P., Kikoti, A.,…

How are elephants affected by the ecosystems in which they live and by upheavals in their families? What impact do the elephants have on their habitat and neighboring human communities?The answers to these questions hold a key to the African…

After being nearly depleted under the rule of the late dictator Idi Amin, the number of elephants in Uganda's wildlife reserves and game parks have been growing steadily, the German Press Agency (DPA) recently reported. There are now an estimated 4…

As poaching operations continue to get ever more sophisticated and ruthless, a new method of slaughter emerges: salt. Zimbabwe’s Chronicle reported that police had arrested a six-man poaching syndicate that is allegedly…

Nighttime in a Central African forest reveals a suite of completely new, mostly acoustic, experiences from the day. Sleep is often interrupted by the clamoring within chimpanzee groups and the screams of a tiny primate, the bush…

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Elephants have a much longer lifespan in the wild than in captivity, according to a new study from Science.The study, which compared female African elephants in Kenya's Amboseli National Park with those in zoos, found that the wild elephants lived…

Day 3 was our first all-day drive, and I loved it. If it were up to me, we would have done all-day drives every day. Of course, if it were up to me we’d also still be in Africa and the safari would never end. If I’d thought Day…

AWF elephant research and conservation efforts in the Kilimanjaro Heartland got a major boost when elephant researcher Alfred Kikoti successfully fitted GPS collars on six elephants near Mt. Kilimanjaro in northern Tanzania.The six GPS (Global…

As the largest of all land mammals, African elephants play an important role in balancing natural ecosystems. They trample forests and dense grasslands, making room for smaller species to co-exist. Elephants also create water holes used by…

Elephants are still the most poached species for international trade in Sub-Saharan Africa, a three-year project by the African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) has reported. The research, which focused on U.N. Educational, Scientific and…

The Ancient Greek philosopher, Aristotle, once said that elephants were "the animal which surpasses all others in wit and mind." Elephants exhibit a wide variety of behaviors, including those associated with grief,…

The Kenya Wildlife Service this weekend concluded an aerial census of elephant and Grevy's zebra populations in the Laikipia-Samburu region, a wildlife-rich area that stretches for almost 18,000 square miles. The elephant population there has…