By David AkanaRhett Ayers Butler In the far southwest of the Central African Republic, where dense forest gives way to a ...

Africa’s largest elephant DNA study reveals growing genetic isolation as habitats shrink, raising urgent concerns for ...

By Will Dunham April 16 (Reuters) - The largest genomic study of African elephants to date has found that both species - ...

Africa’s forests have undergone a shocking reversal, switching from carbon absorbers to carbon emitters after 2010. Researchers found that heavy deforestation in tropical regions has led to massive ...

In the largest genomic mapping of Africa's elephants, an international team of researchers shows that elephant history is ...

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 ...

A landmark study confirmed that Africa’s forests have officially crossed a tipping point, shifting from one of the world’s largest carbon “sinks” to a net source of carbon emissions.

New study shows unexpected natural forest regrowth in Africa, even as overall forest loss continues to impact global climate ...

MOMBASA, Kenya (AP) — In villages dotted across the African continent, locals living in once-heavily forested regions are starting to find their land in high demand. In Kenya's Gazi Bay, arguably the ...

The dietary habits of African forest elephants (Loxodonta cyclotis) promote the survival of large, high wood density trees better at storing carbon. New research finds that forest-dwelling elephants ...

Negotiators discussing wildlife trade rules have agreed overwhelmingly to back a proposal that regulates the currently unrestricted trade in all seven species of African forest hornbills. Eight West ...

Humans lived under the leafy canopy of a West African rainforest by at least 150,000 years ago. Previously, the oldest secure evidence for humans living in African rainforests dated to about 18,000 ...