Poaching of African elephants has fallen, but the species is still at risk. Law enforcement and ivory bans help, but tackling poverty is key to stopping poaching at the source.
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Amid a growing human population, African elephants are confined to an increasingly managed existence. Do we want more for one of the world's most loved species?
Polar bears 'invading' a Russian village have renewed concern over climate change in the Arctic, but human-wildlife conflicts are flaring up everywhere.
At an international summit in Egypt this month, nations will hopefully make progress towards recognising the economic value of wildlife and other environmental assets.
Understanding stories – those of the murderous as well as of the compassionate – is vital to generating the critical mass necessary to save natural environments and their multiple denizens.
As the Maasai people of Kenya seek to expand their agricultural developments, the lives of one of Africa's greatest creatures are being severely disrupted.
Conflict between people and animals has been on the increase in Tsavo, Kenya.
A growing body of evidence points to how animals are aware of death, can experience grief and will sometimes mourn for or ritualize their dead.
There is indeed merit to using beehives to keep elephants from eating and destroying crops.
Cells that transmit nerve impulses in the part of elephants' brains responsible for functions such as learning and memory are structured differently from those of any other mammal.
Botswana is launching a consultative process to review the current ban on elephant hunting.
'Molecular fossils' in the DNA of elephants could help explain why their testicles are inside their bodies.
The death penalty and military intervention to combat poaching, isn't the answer to saving endangered species.
Improving livelihoods by exploring alternatives to wildlife trade would help to curb the poaching of threatened species like elephants.
Wild animals are hard at work this spring. Here's how their hard labour benefits humans, and why we should be more appreciative.
Locations like border towns as well as people acting as middlemen provide key insights into Uganda's ivory trade.
Should trade in ivory be banned or not? There may be a solution.
Despite various exceptions, the UK's proposed ivory ban will be among the toughest in the world.
DNA studies reveal that African elephants belong to a very successful and widespread family.
The destruction of a massive haul of illegal ivory was supposed to send a message to poachers and those who trade in the tusks. Did they notice, or can the ivory be used to help elephant conservation?
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Independent Economist; PhD Candidate, University of Cape Town
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Fellow at The Safina Center, University of the Free State
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Visiting Professor, University of Kent
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Senior Research Fellow Social-Ecological Systems & Resilience, Griffith University
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Distinguished Research Professor and Australian Laureate, James Cook University
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Professor of Conservation and Applied Resource Economics, University of Kent
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PhD Student, University of St Andrews
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Professor, University of Stirling
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Postdoctoral Researcher, Newcastle University
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Senior Lecturer in Law, University of Portsmouth
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Lecturer, Centre for Applications in Natural Resource Mathematics, The University of Queensland
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Postdoc in Vertebrate Palaeontology, University of the Witwatersrand
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Professor, The University of Queensland
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Professor, The Fenner School of Environment and Society, Australian National University
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Matthew Flinders Fellow in Global Ecology and Models Theme Leader for the ARC Centre of Excellence for Australian Biodiversity and Heritage, Flinders University
