Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — Asian elephants have been endangered since 1986; however, the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and ...

The National Zoo in Washington, D.C., just welcomed a newborn Asian elephant calf. Asian Elephants are listed as endangered due to habitat loss, poaching, and disease. It marks the first Asian ...

Scientists have produced a novel vaccine which protects young elephants from EEHV, a potentially lethal herpesvirus which can kill the animal within 24 hours. A young calf is protected by its mothers ...

After a 21-month pregnancy, an endangered Asian elephant gave birth for the first time in nearly 25 years at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute (NZCBI). “After waiting ...

UC San Diego School of Biological Sciences' Shermin de Silva has spent the majority of her scientific career studying elephants. An assistant professor in the Department of Ecology, Behavior and ...

SAN DIEGO (AP) — As the ground shook from a 5.2-magnitude earthquake, a herd of elephants at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park sprung into action to protect their young. A video shot of their enclosure at ...

Asian elephant calf Linh Mai will make her public debut at Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute this Earth Day, April 22. She was born Feb. 2 to mother Nhi Linh and father ...