This story appears in the September 2011 issue of National ... elephants estimated a population of about 1.3 million. About 500,000 remain. In Asia an estimated 40,000 are left in the wild.

Elephants roam wild in Gal Oya National Park, despite coming into frequent conflict with the region's farmers. Photograph by Simon Urwin “Water levels are very high at the moment, about 100ft.

This is the National Geographic Hexadome Experience—a pioneering blend of art, technology, and nature that transports audiences to the heart of the wild in ... of the Elephants," each segment ...

The images, which were shot in the waters of the Great Barrier Reef off the coast of northeastern Australia, come from an ...

The Oklahoma City Zoo is home to two new tiny species of fish. They might not look like much at first, but experts hope they ...

Gregory: When I was a teenager, I realized that if I took pictures of wild animals ... who is a legendary National Geographic magazine wildlife photographer. It was right place right time.

National Geographic revealed its Pictures of the Year ... A national symbol of New Zealand, 11 kiwis were released into the wild as part of efforts to preserve the population of the bird, which ...

If fish aren’t your thing, the lake also draws a variety of bird species, as well as hippos, warthogs, baboons and occasional elephants ... Annie Aggens and National Geographic photographers ...

The journey from Sri Lanka's central highlands to its southeast coast takes you through some of the island nation's most ...

"The famous National Geographic cover," Rowell said ... In all the photographs of wild polar bears that I have seen (save those taken at Churchill, a town in Manitoba, where the bears are ...

In addition to this, she also presents National Geographic’s landmark series Secrets of the Elephants. She has a PhD from Princeton ... Chien’s lifelong passion for nature began chasing insects in the ...

Colorado’s native wild cats should not ever be for sale,” advocates of the Cats Aren’t Trophies ballot measure say.