Shankar, Delhi Zoo’s lone African elephant, has died from a suspected rare rodent-borne virus and it is India’s first recorded case. The 29 year old’s death highlights serious concerns over animal ...

He joins a herd of elephants at the zoo that includes two half-siblings of his.

Corra, a 2-month-old African elephant, skipped onto the savanna for the first time at Disney’s Animal Kingdom theme park on Thursday morning. Within that first hour, she scampered alongside mom ...

The 46-year-old elephant was brought to the U.S. from Vietnam after the war. A New York State Trooper received the biggest shock of his career Sunday night while on patrol -- an 8,000-pound surprise, ...

Editor’s Note: Carmel De Bedin is Hong Kong Director of Elephant Asia Rescue and Survival foundation (EARS), which supports ethical tourism initiatives throughout Asia and campaigns against animal ...

A Washington, D.C.-based animal-rights nonprofit on Tuesday sued the operator and head of the Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium, ...

HOHENWALD, Tenn. – The death of a handler who was knocked down and crushed by an elephant has been ruled an accident, and the animal will not be destroyed. Joanna Burke, 36, was killed Friday at The ...

Shutterstock Image In a tragic turn of events, a man is dead after being attacked and killed by a wild elephant. The incident ...

The subject of the most important animal-rights case of the 21st century was born in Thailand during the Vietnam War. Very soon after that, a tousle-haired baby, she became trapped in human history.

Knoxville Zoo officials call death an accident, elephant won't be punished. Jan. 17, 2011 — -- An African elephant that crushed handler Stephanie James at the Knoxville Zoo will not be punished.

The Nonhuman Rights Project has sued the Pittsburgh Zoo to gain the release of five elephants over alleged mistreatment.