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A rare pygmy elephant with tusks growing downwards instead of up to give it a look like a sabre-toothed tiger has been found in Malaysia.

• 12 августа 2016, 16:23

Thousands marched in Africa to pressure governments to do more to stop the poaching industry that many fear is driving rhinos and elephants to the brink of extinction.

• 05 октября 2014, 14:12

One of Africa's largest elephants has died after being shot by poachers using poisoned arrows in Kenya, wildlife officials said as they mourned the loss of an "old friend."

• 14 июня 2014, 16:37

Three female Asian elephants took up residence at the Smithsonian's National Zoo in Washington on Friday after a 2,500-mile (4,000-kilometer) road trip from western Canada.

• 24 мая 2014, 16:50

African elephants can differentiate between human languages and move away from those considered a threat, a skill they have honed to survive in the wild.

• 11 марта 2014, 17:16

Seven Sumatran elephants have been found dead in western Indonesia and it is thought they were poisoned, a wildlife official said Monday, just the latest deaths of the critically-endangered animals.

• 24 февраля 2014, 16:09

As the spooked elephant starts to run, the vet pulls the trigger. Just a few minutes later the huge beast slumps to the floor unconscious, ready for Ivory Coast's first elephant relocation.

• 26 января 2014, 13:47

African ministers and experts meet next week in Botswana to chart ways to stamp out a spike in elephant killings fuelled by a growing demand for ivory in Asia.

• 30 ноября 2013, 11:29

Elephants walk Almaty first time in 23 years

• 14 октября 2013, 21:48

Elephants, kangaroos, ponies and camels are march along the central streets in Almaty today.

• 14 октября 2013, 11:33

More than 80 elephants and other animals have died of cyanide poisoning by poachers in Zimbabwe's largest game park.

• 26 сентября 2013, 10:42

Bottlenose dolphins can remember each other's signature whistles for more than 20 years, a study said Wednesday -- the longest social memory ever observed in an animal.

• 07 августа 2013, 15:36

Wild elephants attacked and killed a woman in southwestern China before chasing police and investigators from the scene.

• 10 июля 2013, 10:50

Poaching on an "industrial" scale has slashed the elephant population in the countries of central Africa by nearly two-thirds.

• 27 апреля 2013, 12:32

Mozambique's elephant population risks being obliterated within a decade unless tight anti-poaching measures are introduced, conservationists have warned.

• 25 апреля 2013, 12:11

Smuggling the world's largest land animal across an international border sounds like a mammoth undertaking, but activists say that does not stop traffickers supplying Asian elephants to Thai tourist attractions.

• 02 марта 2013, 15:35

Gabon is banning large-calibre arms after experiencing a surge in elephant poaching in its national parks.

• 17 февраля 2013, 14:05

A fourteenth rare Borneo pygmy elephant has been found dead of suspected poisoning, Malaysian officials said Thursday, the latest in a series of fatalities that has shaken conservation efforts.

• 01 февраля 2013, 12:09

Nepalese animal rights groups pleaded Monday for the life of a lovelorn elephant which has trampled several people to death and is being hunted down by an army execution squad.

• 25 декабря 2012, 11:04

A female keeper was rushed to hospital in a critical condition on Friday after being crushed against a bollard by an Asian elephant at Sydney's Taronga Zoo.

• 20 октября 2012, 10:00