Animal welfare groups in South Africa are taking a zoo to court over the mental well-being of three elephants.

An elephant in South Africa’s Kruger National Park trampled a tourist to death as he was trying to protect children, officials say. The incident Sunday involving 59-year-old Shaik Adam Shabir Ammed ...

Zoo taken to court over claims three South African elephants are depressed - Animal welfare groups claim the elephants, named ...

The continued confinement of Lammie, Ramadiba and Mopane rests on an assumption that their needs can be met within the ...

Government on all levels are facing growing scrutiny over the future of three Johannesburg Zoo elephants as a major court ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A tourist was killed by an elephant on Saturday in South Africa's famous Kruger Park, the South African national parks agency SAN ...

South Africa’s largest city has begun family planning—for elephants. Johannesburg, home to thousands of the giant creatures, is organizing a birth control campaign to prevent overpopulation that could ...

A South African man died over the weekend after being trampled by an elephant while he tried to save his grandson at the country’s Kruger National Park. Shaik Adam Shabir Ammed, 59, was with his ...

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — A large elephant seal took a wrong turn and was seen lumbering along a street in a coastal town in South Africa early Tuesday, surprising residents and inspiring a ...

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — A large elephant seal took a wrong turn and was seen lumbering along a street in a coastal town in South Africa early Tuesday, surprising residents and inspiring a ...