Two elephants named Karla and Ranni decided to run off into the Russian streets when they saw snow during the new year holidays.

Elephants escape from circus to 'play in the snow'

Riff Raff the elephant's habit of trampling fences to gain access to land has caused locals to want him killed - and they almost succeeded.

Judge grants stay of execution to 45-year-old 'problem elephant' on death row

Despite its calm persona, it took local police and firefighters 30 minutes to coax the Asian elephant out of the town.

A British ban on ivory sales will be one of the world's toughest in a bid to protect elephants, Environment Secretary Michael Gove has said.

Everyday 55 African elephants are killed, largely to meet the global demand for ivory.

Thousands of captive elephants across Asia are suffering due to tourists' desire to ride them and watch them in shows, research has found.

Could scientists bring mammoths back from the dead?

The seven-year-old was standing in front of the elephant's enclosure at Rabat Zoo when the rock hit her in the head.

The frightened animal couldn't pull itself out, and it took an entire village to finally set it free.

A zoo in Belgium has released a video which appears to show their elephants swaying in time to classical music.

Measures to combat poaching include increasing rangers, new funding and a national strategy over lack of prosecutions for poaching.

Half the elephants in one of Africa’s largest national parks, over 4,000 animals, were killed by poachers last year, new research shows.

Motorists driving through the Khao Yai National Park near Bangkok on Sunday got a fright when an elephant went on the rampage.

The remarkable rescue of baby elephant Roi, who faced starvation after poachers killed its mother, was captured on film.

A group of men celebrating a friend's upcoming wedding found their party took an unusual turn when they uncovered a rare elephant fossil.