Elephants are vital to ecosystems. Learn interesting facts and how WWF works to protect them across Africa and Asia.

Three elephant seals returned to the ocean Wednesday morning, Oct. 2, marking what the Marine Mammal Care Center in San Pedro said was the final release of a busy season for the species. The release ...

The British Antarctic Survey estimates that more than 50,000 individuals are missing from the beaches following the virus’s ...

CHIBA, Japan (Kyodo) -- A Thai national was confirmed dead Friday after suffering head injuries while working with an ...

The largest population of elephant seals in the world suffered massive mortality in 2023 from H5N1 bird flu infection. Animal experts fear for California's elephant seals.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A stoutly built mammal cousin the size of an elephant that munched on plants with its horny beak roamed the European landscape alongside dinosaurs during the Triassic Period ...

Huge die-offs of elephant seals occurred after the virus gained nearly 20 troublesome new mutations, scientists found. By Apoorva Mandavilli Elephant seals in South America died in massive numbers ...

The creature known as Lisowicia bojani was revealed by researchers this week. This is an ancient animal in the synapsids group – they eventually evolved into mammals. This is a new link in the ...

On World Elephant Day, African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) is reaching out to stakeholders, partnering NGOs and policy makers to shed light on the growing challenges to livelihood, food security and ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A stoutly built mammal cousin the size of an elephant that munched on plants with its horny beak roamed the European landscape alongside dinosaurs during the Triassic Period ...