The president of Botswana, home to the world’s largest elephant population, has threatened to send 20,000 of the giant living land mammals to Germany to "roam free" amid a feud over trophy hunting.

Botswana’s President, Mokgweetsi Masisi, proposed a most unusual export to Germany last week: Elephants — 20,000 of them. The heated offer came in response to comments made earlier by Germany’s ...

A local government in South Africa has said that its elephant population has become too large, but its plan to reduce numbers has drawn sharp criticism. Mongabay reports that the North West Parks and ...

African elephant populations have decreased by at least 60% over 50 years. In the face of steep population decline, the United States has moved to restrict the import of live African elephants and ...

Proposed legislation to ban the import of hunting trophies (e.g. horns, antlers, tusks) apparently enjoys popular support within the UK, yet the effects of these policies are likely to be felt by ...