From their floppy ears to their giant trunks and massive size, there’s a lot that stands out about the elephant. Elephant tusks are both a valuable tool and a potential liability for these gentle ...

An African elephant at a Somerset zoo has received specialist dental care to safeguard its tusks, after keepers spotted a ...

With tusks that each weigh over 100 pounds and often scrape the ground, Africa’s last remaining “super tuskers” take center ...

2 of 7 — Rangers practice their riding skills at Zakouma National Park in Chad. The park has four mounted ranger teams because horses are the only way to effectively patrol during the wet season, when ...

At least 20 tons of ivory were smuggled into African and Asian countries this year by poachers, almost doubling the amount seized in previous years. The large cache worries anti-poaching experts ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Scientists have pinpointed how years of civil war and poaching in Mozambique have led to a greater proportion of elephants that will never develop tusks. The research was published ...

Open Wide! Elephant Gets 'Filling' After Keepers Spot Tusk Cavity. An African elephant at a Somerset zoo has received specialist dental care after keepers spotted a hole in his tusk. Uli, a young bull ...

A DNA sampling technique on elephant tusks has helped expose three of Africa's ivory trafficking rings, a new study says. A DNA sampling technique on elephant tusks has helped expose three of Africa's ...

Yesterday, 7.2 metric tons of elephant tusks were auctioned off to ivory buyers from China and Japan, bringing in a total of $1.1 million for the seller, the Namibian government. The controversial ...

A suspected poacher has been arrested in Isiolo County after two elephant tusks valued at about Sh2 million were recovered in Kinna area.Police and Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) officers said they were ...