Think of African elephants and you might picture them wandering among open grasslands or making their homes in forests. But in northwest Namibia, amidst an arid landscape of rocky mountains, sand, and ...

On Saturday, June 21 one of the Republic of Namibia’s rare desert elephants was felled by a hunter’s rifle. Unlike most of the other elephants that die on any given day in Africa, this particular ...

Drought is forcing Namibian desert elephants to seek water near human settlements. But human encounters with the giant mammals frequently end in tragedies. Elephants are being shot, and their ...

In Namibia, elephants that live in the desert have different behaviors than elephants that live in the savannas, but scientists have discovered through DNA analysis that the different elephant types ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In drought-stricken parts of Africa, wildlife conservation groups are fighting to preserve endangered species such as black rhinos ...

WINDHOEK (Reuters) - The killing of a 50-year alpha elephant bull in Namibia has caused an uproar in the southern African nation, with conservation and tourism groups accusing the government of ...

The first rays of the sun barely flickered on the nearly dry Hoanib River beside our tent. The chorus of croaking frogs was replaced by a symphony of desert songbirds welcoming a new day in this ...

PALMWAY, Namibia – Fresh dung. Tracks in the sand of the Namib Desert. The black rhinoceros can’t be far away. Wildlife rangers Stefanus Ganuseb, 42, and Fritz Hoeb, 45, are patrolling on foot, ...