Elephants are widely cherished as Ivory Coast's national animal, and the government contacted the animal welfare organisation for help to solve the problem without hunting the elephants down and ...

The southern Africa country is home to the second-biggest elephant population in the world after Botswana. Originally published on doc.afp.com, part of the BLOX Digital Content Exchange.

At least 200 have been translocated to other parks over the past five years. "Elephant meat from the management exercise will be distributed to local communities while ivory will be state property ...

The southern Africa country is home to the second-biggest elephant population in the world after Botswana.

its wildlife authority said Tuesday. The southern Africa country is home to the second-biggest elephant population in the world after Botswana.

"Skyrocketing demand for ivory in China, the wholesale price of raw elephant tusks has tripled in just four years since 2010 have sparked a booming trade in smuggled ivory that is driving the ...

Zimbabwe, in particular, is pushing for a relaxation of the ban, citing its growing elephant population and significant stockpile of ivory. “We oppose one-size-fits-all policies that disregard ...