Pachyderm Pharmacies
Scientists find that elephants who raid farms might be looking for medicinal plants, sparking a cross-species exchange of pharmaceutical knowledge.
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The Wild Elephant in the Room
Conservationists seeking to restore elephant populations in a Malawian national park inadvertently upended human lives, revealing the risks of large-mammal translocations.
Tricks of the Trunk
With their dexterous trunks, bush elephants satisfy their enormous appetites and transform the landscape.
Is a Smart Gate the Key to Habitat Connectivity?
In South Africa, an unlikely quartet’s clever contraption could help connect elephants’ fragmented habitat.
Living With Giants
How Indonesia’s “village of elephant hunters” became a model for other rural communities trying to coexist with one of the planet’s largest land mammals.
Africa’s Conservation Conundrum
The trophy hunting industry in Africa is dying, and that should concern all of us. What, if anything, replaces it will prove critical for the protection of the continent’s wildlife and wild places.
A Plague of Cactus
Across Kenya’s wildlife-rich Laikipia Plateau, a thorny enemy is advancing. But a tiny sap-sucking insect may help save the region’s animals and people.
The Wild Elephant in the Room
Conservationists seeking to restore elephant populations in a Malawian national park inadvertently upended human lives, revealing the risks of large-mammal translocations.
Tricks of the Trunk
With their dexterous trunks, bush elephants satisfy their enormous appetites and transform the landscape.
Is a Smart Gate the Key to Habitat Connectivity?
In South Africa, an unlikely quartet’s clever contraption could help connect elephants’ fragmented habitat.
Living With Giants
How Indonesia’s “village of elephant hunters” became a model for other rural communities trying to coexist with one of the planet’s largest land mammals.
Africa’s Conservation Conundrum
The trophy hunting industry in Africa is dying, and that should concern all of us. What, if anything, replaces it will prove critical for the protection of the continent’s wildlife and wild places.
A Plague of Cactus
Across Kenya’s wildlife-rich Laikipia Plateau, a thorny enemy is advancing. But a tiny sap-sucking insect may help save the region’s animals and people.