P.T. Barnum added the African elephant he named "Jumbo" to "The Greatest Show on Earth" in 1882. The Humane Society says more than a dozen circuses in the United States continue to use elephants.

Conradie, a well-known figure in South African eco-tourism, was trying to move the elephants out of a populated area when the ...

According to reports, this is the second staff death to occur on the 27,000-acre reserve, which is also home to other species ...

Eleven elephants currently tour with the circus. READ MORE: Ringling Bros. says its circuses will be elephant-free by 2018 “They’ll be joining the rest of the herd,” Feld said.

Lucy has been alone since the zoo sent away her companion of 18 years, an elephant named Samantha, in 2007. As for Shelly and Marie, the pair of 48-year-olds have been returned to the circus ...

AUCKLAND, New Zealand - An African elephant has killed a zookeeper caring for her at the New Zealand zoo where the animal was retired after performing in circuses for decades.

Three elephants escaped from a circus in suburban St. Louis on Saturday, damaging two vehicles but causing no injuries before they were captured, a circus spokesman said. The pachyderms busted out ...

Both Asian and African elephant species are either endangered or critically endangered, with fewer than half a million of them left in the wild — a staggering and sobering statistic. Thankfully ...

Elephant crew member Adria Cuellar pets a performing elephant before its final show for the Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Circus in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, U.S., May 1, 2016.