In the past couple of decades, several species have been driven to extinction thanks, in large part, to human interference. Sometimes that interference is direct, poaching for big game trophies or ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. No, this photo-bombing pachyderm is not an apparition, a phantasm or a spooky specter. He is the only African forest elephant to ...

When Taylor Guitars acquired an ebony mill in Cameroon to supply wood for their renowned acoustic guitars, owner Bob Taylor wanted to give back by planting new trees, even knowing they could take ...

When an animal moves from the endangered species list to being officially extinct, it's undeniably a sad day. The creature ...

A new study shows how the extinction of giant animals 10,000 years ago reshaped food webs, with lasting impacts on ecosystems ...

While headlines focus on bringing back the woolly mammoth, the most significant impact of this research lies in its immediate benefits for endangered elephants and other threatened species alive today ...

Two endangered Sumatran elephants were found dead in western Indonesia and authorities believe they were killed by poachers. Krismanko Padang, head of nongovernment group of Indonesia Elephant ...