Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. NAIROBI — Tanzanian authorities are keen on issuing more hunting permits despite mounting international pressure for the country ...

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The sharp decline of the elephant population in Tanzania, most likely due to poaching, is catastrophic, a wildlife conservation group said Tuesday. The Tanzanian government on ...

The mighty elephant paws at the foot of an acacia tree, his tusks so long they graze the grass. Snow-capped Mount Kilimanjaro shimmers in the distance. This is the kind of view that each year draws ...

Elephant babies are BIG babies! The average elephant baby is 200lbs at birth and 3 feet tall, growing to be 6-13 feet tall depending on what type of elephant they are. With babies that big is it even ...

DAR ES SALAAM (Reuters) - The number of elephants in two wildlife sanctuaries in Tanzania has fallen by nearly 42 percent in just three years, a census showed on Tuesday, as poachers increasingly ...

Elephants in the Amboseli Game Reserve face potential threats due to the hunting permits given yearly by the Tanzanian government. Marking World Elephant Day on Monday, August 8, Doctor Paula Kahumbu, ...

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Only 10 Super Tusker elephants in the Tanzania-Kenya herd remain and campaigners fear Tanzania is about to issue new hunting licenses.