Importantly, despite compelling genetic research concluding that two species of African elephants exist — forest elephants (Loxodonta cyclotis) and savannah elephants (Loxodonta africana) — Africa's ...

Genetic research has raised the possibility that the two classic forms of elephant in Africa are separate species rather than subspecies of Loxodonta africana. Museum research has uncovered ...

The security situation is preventing park staff from searching the dense forest for elephant carcasses. The two organizations, WWF and WCS that have worked in CAR since the 1980s, are calling on the ...

The scientific name of African forest elephants is Loxodonta cyclotis. African forest elephants are native to the dense tropical forests of Central and West Africa. However, no wild populations of ...