African forest elephants (Loxodonta cyclotis) were only recognized as a species separate from the African savannah elephant ...

It’s a cool morning in the montane rainforest of western Rwanda’s Nyungwe National Park. Sunbeams stream down from the canopy ...

A coalition of African nations has secured new Cites controls on the international trade of hornbills amid concerns over ...

New research shows Africa’s forests now release more carbon than they absorb. This raises global climate risks and calls for ...

A new assessment of African Forest Elephants reveals an estimated 135,690 individuals1, with an additional 7,728 to 10,990 ...

Populations of the African forest and savanna elephant have declined sharply. The populations of Africa's elephants are now in more danger than they ever have been. The African forest elephant is now ...

Negotiators discussing wildlife trade rules have agreed overwhelmingly to back a proposal that regulates the currently ...

Analysing the elephants' faeces for DNA has given a more accurate count, bumping their numbers by 16 per cent compared with ...

Africa rallies around forest innovation as African Forestry and Wildlife Commission (AFWC25) opens in The Gambia ...

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

The development means that the world’s three major rainforest regions — South American Amazon, Southeast Asia, and Africa — ...

Although we’re wiping them out with little consideration of it, big herbivores matter. Hippo poop helps Africa’s largest lake flourish; bison wallowing can enhance insect diversity in the prairie. And ...