Botswana on Wednesday lifted its ban on elephant hunting, saying the population had increased and farmers' livelihoods were being impacted, in a move set to trigger outrage from conservationists.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service recently released a rule that will make it harder to import elephant hunting trophies from African countries that can't prove they're adequately protecting the ...

A local government in South Africa has said that its elephant population has become too large, but its plan to reduce numbers has drawn sharp criticism. Mongabay reports that the North West Parks and ...

As climate change continues to worsen the droughts afflicting Africa, millions of people face starvation as a result. In the southwestern nation of Namibia, nearly half of the 2.5 million citizens are ...

Natural Selection will launch Hoanib Elephant Camp in Namibia's remote Kaokoland region in May 2026, offering guests an opportunity to observe desert-adapted elephants in one of Africa's most rugged ...

It’s one of the world’s last sanctuaries for African elephants. But now, Botswana says, its population of the animals will be fair game for hunters. The southern African nation, which is home to ...