Suspected Rhino Poacher Killed by an Elephant, Eaten by Lions
Authorities say that last week, five men entered Kruger National Park in South Africa to illegally kill a rhino.…
The Real Fearless Girl Was in a New Jersey Shopping Mall All Along
Everyone in life needs a role model, and mine happens to be this life-sized statue of an elephant named Petal, housed…
These Sweet Elderly Elephants Are So Good at Yoga
Listen, I know that “watching animal videos” is not a novel or unique coping mechanism for briefly unplugging your…
HBO Insists Its Elephants Are Treated Just Fine on Westworld Set, Despite What PETA Says
The creators of Westworld have come under fire from PETA for its use of elephants in the series, saying that one that…
Trump Decides He Will Allow the Import of Endangered Elephant Body Parts After All
Just another day battling on behalf of everyday middle-class Americans who spend tens of thousands of dollars to kill…
In a Bid to Do Every Awful Thing Imaginable, the Trump Administration Is Now Coming for the Elephants [UPDATE]
We kind of knew this was coming, didn’t we, what with Don Jr.’s taste for shooting beautiful animals and Ryan Zinke’s…
Lawyer Files Petition On Behalf of 3 Elephants Over Their 'Bodily Autonomy'
On Monday, animal rights attorney with the Nonhuman Rights Project Sam Wise filed a habeas corpus on behalf of three…
Animals Are Teenagers, Too
Animals, they’re just like us: they breathe, they eat, they like rubbing their genitals on things, they look cool in…
The Last Animals, Photojournalist Kate Brooks's Poaching Documentary, Is a Quietly Stunning Call-to-Arms
When director and photojournalist Kate Brooks began filming The Last Animals, which premiered last month at the Tribeca…
Scientists Say They're Close to Resurrecting the Woolly Mammoth and Nothing Could Possibly Go Wrong
No matter how many times filmmakers try to warn us, scientists persist in their attempts to bring back giant…
U.S. to Implement 'Near-Total' Ban on Ivory Trade
In a historic move, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service will finally enact a near-total ban on the commercial…
Elephants Give Final Performance for Ringling Bros. Circus
After years of protests from the Humane Society and other animal activists, Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus ar…
Kenya Will Host the Largest Ivory Burn in History As a Signal to Poachers
In a record-setting act of defiance against the illegal poaching driving elephant populations to extinction, Kenyan…
I'm Inspired By This Elephant's Massive Honkers
South African wildlife photographer Renata Ewald was traveling in Kruger National Park when she saw this mother…
Horny Elephant Goes on Car Crushing Rampage After Getting Rejected by Female Elephant
On Friday, a wild elephant made his way out of a nature reserve in southern China and headed for the highway. He had…
Conservationist Carl Safina Explains Why Animals Treat Us Better Than We Treat Them
We are living through a mass extinction. From climate change to overpopulation to poaching, the world we’ve created is…
China Agrees to Ban Domestic Ivory Trade
In an absolutely vital move towards preventing the near-imminent extinction of wild African elephants, a senior U.S.…
This Clip of British Babies Chilling With Elephant Babies Is Really Too Much
In a clip from an episode of BBC’s This Wild Life, which follows wildlife expert Saba Douglas-Hamilton and her family’s…
Circle of Life: Elephant Tramples Big Game Hunter to Death
Last week, a young bull elephant killed big game hunter Ian Gibson in northeast Zimbabwe.
Ringling Bros. Circus to Phase Out Elephant Acts By 2018
The parent company of Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, Feld Entertainment, told the Associated Press that…