Reports from animal welfare groups show that elephants in zoos often die decades earlier than those in the wild. The problem is not a single bad enclosure or one careless year. It is a system that ...

After more than three years of work, the Safari Park’s new elephant habitat is set to open to the public Thursday, providing visitors up-close viewing of the park’s herd of eight endangered African ...

Linh Mai, the first elephant born at the zoo in 25 years, will appear before the general public on April 22.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – An animal welfare group is calling for an end to elephant captivity at the ABQ BioPark Zoo, citing stress indicators like bobbing and swaying in its recent campaign to end zoo ...

The National Zoo in Washington, D.C., just welcomed a newborn Asian elephant calf. Asian Elephants are listed as endangered due to habitat loss, poaching, and disease. It marks the first Asian ...

After a 21-month pregnancy, an endangered Asian elephant gave birth for the first time in nearly 25 years at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute (NZCBI). “After waiting ...

Two of the African elephants at the Pittsburgh Zoo are on the move. The zoo says female elephants Victoria and Zuri will be moving to the International Conservation Center in Somerset. The zoo says ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Acupuncture is no longer confined to human clinics. In recent years, it has become part of veterinary care for elephants living in ...

In a novel move, feces from a baby elephant in Ohio were shipped to the zoo and mixed with Linh Mai’s formula.

The Smithsonian’s National Zoo, in Washington, D.C. has announced one of its elephants is pregnant, the first time a baby elephant will be born at the zoo in 25 years. The zoo says 12-year-old Nhi ...

A Washington, D.C.-based animal-rights nonprofit on Tuesday sued the operator and head of the Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium, demanding the release of its elephants from captivity. Filed by the Nonhuman ...