Iain Douglas-Hamilton spent a lifetime communing with African elephants, going on to champion ... unique ear profiles or the slant of their tusks. He knew them by their unique personalities ...

Since the last major ice age, populations of large animals have dwindled. These declines have directly affected climate ...

Surveying elephants is hard, risky work. Dedicated biologists have been doing this challenging task across Africa for decades. Systematic surveying started in the late 1960s but has been sporadic ...