Southern Africa is bucking the trend on the continent in terms of the decline in elephant populations, according to studies. And the reasons have a lot to do with economics.

The study did not track a continent-wide population tally because the various surveys employed different methodologies over ...

A number of elephants have been found dead in Zimbabwe in recent weeks (file photo) Wildlife officials in Zimbabwe say they suspect a bacterial disease is responsible for the deaths of more than ...

The mighty tusker, killed by a professional hunter, was one of 200 wild elephants culled in the past month on Zimbabwe government orders to feed people facing a life-or-death battle for food and ...

In late August 2024, Namibia announced plans to slaughter 723 wild animals, including 83 elephants—a number later raised to a staggering 1,002 ...

Across Zimbabwe, community gardens with solar-powered irrigation are yielding essential crops like onions, leafy greens, and ...

Zimbabwe has decided to cull 200 elephants following an earlier declaration of a national state of disaster caused by the drought. Photo: Marianne Botha/Farmer's Weekly Zimbabwe recently confirmed ...

Zimbabwe has been fighting poaching for years ... ZimParks latest statistics say 422 elephants, rhinoceros, lions and buffalos valued at approximately US$7 786 000 have been killed over the ...

They have also claimed that they have more than enough elephants (in Zimbabwe’s statement it’s "too many elephants”) and that the cull will alleviate ongoing human-elephant conflict situations.

Steve Boyes has been studying elephants with National Geographic for decades. In his latest expedition, he came across the most traumatised elephant he ever saw ...

In the midst of firewood shortages countrywide, more than 300,000 trees were destroyed between 2000 and 2010, according to ...

Zimbabwe’s gold-backed currency, which has been battered on foreign exchange markets since its April debut, rose against the dollar for a second day on the back of tighter monetary policy.