Before heading to his farmland for work, Tao pulls out his cellphone and taps the wild Asian elephant watch app. This handy piece of tech shows the movements of nearby herds and sends out early ...

Wild Asian elephants in Xishuangbanna, Southwest China's Yunnan province. CHINA DAILY For many residents of Dahuangba village in Xishuangbanna, wild Asian elephants were the neighbors from hell.

Other dangers include hunting for ivory and accidental poisoning from agricultural chemicals, said the IUCN. The Asian elephant is the largest land mammal on the Asian continent, inhabiting 13 ...

Botswana has issued 400 elephant hunting licenses amid fresh opposition from conservationists. International hunters pay up to $50,000 to obtain a license in order to hunt an elephant. In a recent ...

Authorities in south-western Yunnan province feared conflict between residents and the 14 Asian elephants which have been on the move for months. More than 25,000 police officers using vehicles ...