Australia's captive elephants are relocating to a more spacious habitat, which marks a significant shift in their care, reflecting a growing recognition of the complex social and spatial needs of ...

PHILADELPHIA -- In Chad, the ivory poachers have upgraded to automatic weapons. Having bolstered the population at this "last stand for elephants" in central Africa, the Wildlife Conservation Society ...

While many people are fascinated by nonhuman animals, most do not have the time, money, or opportunity to travel to remote natural habitats where these animals live freely. Instead, zoos relocate ...

An award-winning Canadian filmmaker is expected to address the Los Angeles City Council on Friday on the cruelty of elephant captivity at the invitation of Councilman Bob Blumenfield. Fern Levitt is ...

FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — Mabu saunters across a grassy field and raises his long, gray trunk to wrangle food from a hole carved inside a large boulder, captivating the attention of a girl propped up on ...

On a cool December afternoon at the Fort Worth Zoo, Lady Bird splashes her tiny trunk in a watering hole while her mother, ...

A Washington, D.C.–based animal-rights group has filed a lawsuit in Somerset County seeking to secure the liberty of two Pittsburgh Zoo elephants. The elephants were recently moved to an international ...

Rescue Elephant Saved From Captivity Enjoys Her First Bath as a Free Girl originally appeared on PetHelpful. We all should try to be as happy as Ming! The rescue elephant is happy as a clam in a new ...

Source: Cari Zuckerman, used with permission. Some people talk to animals. Not many listen though. That's the problem.-A.A.Milne Over the past months, we have been listening to workers engaged in ...