This story appears in the March 2019 issue of National Geographic magazine. The intricate web of cracks and crevices that gives African elephants their distinctive look is, in fact, an essential ...

GENEVA— In a long-awaited move, the International Union for Conservation of Nature announced today that elephants in Africa face a serious risk of extinction. At the same time, it is officially ...

This leads to around 20,000 elephants being killed each year and their tusks being sold illegally around the world, especially in some parts of Asia. The East African ... we take a look at some ...