But these tallest of all land mammals are in the midst of a silent extinction. Africa's giraffe population has dropped by almost 40 percent in the past 30 years, dwindling to just more than 97,000 ...

If finalized — and it's far from a done deal — the listings will mean that U.S. permits will be required for importing ...

The proliferating herds of hippo, buffalo and giraffe add to the problem, and as a result, African game parks are ... At Tsavo, where the elephant population has entered a “cycle of despair ...

Habitat loss and poaching have driven dramatic declines in African elephants, but it is challenging to measure their numbers ...

The girl was quickly released by the giraffe and did not suffer any injuries. Video captures final moments of American tourist killed by elephant in Africa Bear attack caught on video as animal ...

Giraffe numbers have dropped by 40 percent in 30 years, to about 110,000 in the wild. This story appears in the October 2019 issue of National Geographic magazine. Of all the large African mammals ...

A new study has revealed alarming decline in African elephant populations, with forest elephant numbers plummeting by 90% and savanna elephant populations by 70% over the past five decades.

The zoo is currently hampered by the existing giraffe habitat. The behind-the-scenes barn and existing layout "severely ...

NAIROBI, Nov. 12 (Xinhua) -- The population of both savannah and forest elephant species has declined sharply in the past half a century across the sub-Saharan African region, according to a ...