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

The largest genomic study of African elephants to date has found that both species — savanna and forest elephants — remain in generally good genetic health despite long-term numerical declines, though ...

In the largest genomic mapping of Africa's elephants to date, an international team of researchers shows that elephant history is defined by the ability to move across large distances and exchange ...

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, as ...