Rewilding: conservationists want to let elephants loose in Europe – here's what could happen

It sounds like a mammoth plan, but bringing back large herbivore species to Europe could help mitigate ecosystem collapse.

Ramiro D. Crego, Postdoctoral Researcher, National Zoo and Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute • conversation
Sept. 29, 2021 • ~7 min

Rumble in the jungle: an ear to the ground can tell us how elephants are faring in the wild

African elephants stay in touch over large distances. We found out how.

Beth Mortimer, Royal Society University Research Fellow of Zoology, University of Oxford • conversation
July 14, 2021 • ~5 min

GPS collar study may protect elephants from poachers

Using GPS to track African elephants, clarifies where, when, and why they move. That could help protect them from poachers.

Tim Lucas-Duke • futurity
June 22, 2021 • ~6 min

Can wearing a GPS keep forest elephants safe from poachers?

Using GPS to track African elephants, clarifies where, when, and why they move. That could help protect them from poachers.

Tim Lucas-Duke • futurity
June 22, 2021 • ~7 min

Elephant trunks suck stuff up at 330 miles per hour

Elephants can inhale with their trunks at speeds that nearly match bullet trains or stretch them to hold water. The findings could lead to better robots.

Jason Maderer-Georgia Tech • futurity
June 4, 2021 • ~6 min

Africa's 2 elephant species are both endangered, due to poaching and habitat loss

A new review of the status of African elephants finds scientific grounds for dividing them into two species, and reports that both have suffered drastic population declines since 1990.

George Wittemyer, Associate professor of Fish, Wildlife and Conservation Biology, Colorado State University • conversation
March 26, 2021 • ~7 min

Happy the elephant was denied rights designed for humans – but the legal definition of 'person' is still evolving

Happy has lived alone in captivity for 14 years, but the New York Supreme Court recently denied a legal effort to rehome her.

Joshua Jowitt, Lecturer in Law, Newcastle University • conversation
Jan. 6, 2021 • ~7 min

Wildlife corridors keep elephants connected by genes

Preserving wildlife corridors between protected areas could help maintain genetic connections between African elephant populations, researchers report.

Gail McCormick-Penn State • futurity
Nov. 23, 2020 • ~8 min

The neural cruelty of captivity: Keeping large mammals in zoos and aquariums damages their brains

Life in captivity causes observable harm to the structure and function of large mammals' brains.

Bob Jacobs, Professor of Neuroscience, Colorado College • conversation
Sept. 24, 2020 • ~10 min

Elephant ‘highways’ pave the way to better conservation

Elephants trample through thick forest vegetation to get to water holes. The trails they make offer clues to better approaches to conservation.

Amy Patterson Neubert-Purdue • futurity
Sept. 1, 2020 • ~7 min

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