Elephants

Critically endangered elephants in the Congo Basin play a key role in creating forests, which in turn, store carbon and maintain the biodiversity of African rainforests.

Editor's note: This story was originally published in the Belleville News-Democrat.The St. Louis Zoo’s 23-year-old Asian elephant has given birth to a…

The last remaining elephant at Grant’s Farm has died this week, following the deaths of two others this month.Max, a 14-year-old African elephant, died on…

Updated with photos of new calf & naming information May 6:The St. Louis Zoo has announced that the elephant has been named Priya (pronounced Pree-yah)…

An Asian elephant calf is due to be born any day at the St. Louis Zoo, cause for both celebration and concern amid the backdrop of a deadly herpes…

The Asian elephant herd at the Saint Louis Zoo is about to grow again.The Zoo announced today that Ellie is pregnant with a female calf. It's her fourth…

The Asian elephant calf Kenzi is making her public debut this morning at the Saint Louis Zoo.The three-month-old calf will be on view at the "River's…

Updated 2:47 p.m. July 5 with name finalized:The St. Louis Zoo announced that a name has been chosen for the baby elephant, Kenzi, which won with 69,406…

A 40-year old Asian elephant at the St. Louis Zoo named "Donna" has tested positive for tuberculosis, but is expected to be just fine.Donna the Elephant…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, March 4, 2009 - The announcement last month that two of its elephants had contracted a potentially…