Populations of the African forest and savanna elephant have declined sharply. The populations of Africa's elephants are now in more danger than they ever have been. The African forest elephant is now ...

Scientists warn that losing Africa’s large animals is draining ecosystem energy and reshaping the continent’s biodiversity.

Have you ever wondered what the world’s largest land animal might be? While some land animals (giraffes) might be taller, and ...

What is the Goliath beetle and why is it so important? The Goliath beetles (genus Goliathus) are among the world’s biggest insects. There are five different species. They grow up to 110mm long; males ...

The 17 species of red colobus monkey living across Africa, including in the Tai Project field station region, have been singled out by scientists as a priority conservation target. Protection of these ...

Even within a single species, animals don't all respond in the same way to environmental changes. A new study of reed frogs ...

Africa's ecosystems are running on less than two-thirds of the natural energy they once had, according to new Oxford-led ...

Across Africa, countries are putting in serious thought, effort, and innovation into conservation, and doing it in ways that ...

With African elephants endangered, a UCLA-led study says their decline could ripple from the rainforest to the concert stage—revealing a critical link between the threatened species and pianos and ...

* Congo Basin seen valuable in climate change battle * Forest preservation costs African nations * Countries may not endorse deal without compensation By Tansa Musa YAOUNDE, Nov 30 (Reuters) - The ...