lives in the equatorial forests of Central and West Africa. Now, for the first time, scientists have separately evaluated how the two are faring—and the findings are grim. Savanna elephants are ...

Africa’s savanna lions are well studied, but with West African cats, everything from pride size and range to diet and mating behavior await scientific documentation. Fitting lions with GPS ...

Forest elephants are smaller than their savanna counterparts but can still ... that without these giant gardeners, forests in West and Central Africa would be poorer in biodiversity and carbon.