It’s not every day that an endangered species welcomes a new individual in the safety and security of one of the world’s ...

Asian elephants have been endangered since 1986; however, the Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute are adding one new addition to the population.

For the first time in nearly 25 years, an Asian elephant calf was born at the National Zoo in Washington, D.C.

No, this photo-bombing pachyderm is not an apparition, a phantasm or a spooky specter. He is the only African forest elephant to be spotted — via remote trail cam — in Senegal’s Niokolo-Koba National ...

The baby was born on Monday, Feb. 2, at 1:15 a.m. ET. Watch as she walks with some assistance from caretakers.

Herds of woolly mammoth once roamed the span of the Northern Hemisphere, from the British Isles across the Bering land bridge to the eastern shores of North America. Then, about 4000 years ago, the ...

But the Biden administration’s long-awaited rules are fueling fierce debates over protection of the species both at home and abroad. The Fish and Wildlife Service finalized new rules Friday intended ...

While traveling through Burbank, California, someone might expect to find a pachyderm at the Safari Inn or Black Elephant Coffee, but through August 31 visitors will be able to find 25 hand-painted ...

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — A genetic study of Asian elephants in northern Cambodia published Thursday reveals a larger and more robust population than previously thought, raising hopes the endangered ...

A new study finds thousands of imperiled plants and animals meet Endangered Species Act criteria yet remain unlisted.