Russell McLendon is a science writer with expertise in the natural environment, humans, and wildlife. He holds degrees in journalism and environmental anthropology. African elephants are the largest ...

People turn to squirt bottles to keep cats from countertops and spray a sour apple mist to shoo dogs from tables, but when it comes to stopping elephants from destroying crops, humans have had to get ...

In a bid to prevent incidents of human-elephant conflict, forest authorities in Madhya Pradesh have embarked upon an innovative plan, promoting bee-keeping and using advanced technology in the jungles ...

In the African bush in southern Kenya, Lucy King watched an elephant nicknamed Mohican rest under an acacia tree, seemingly nonplussed by an overhead beehive. It was 2007, and King had just published ...

HOEDSPRUIT, South Africa: The humble bee is helping to keep elephants from destroying trees and wiping out crops in their quest for food. A project launched near South Africa's Kruger National Park in ...

You've probably heard that elephants are afraid of mice, but did you know that they can be scared off by bees? DR. Mark Wright, a professor of entomology at the University of Hawaii, has been ...

In Botswana, coexisting with the country's 130,000 elephants can be a daily negotiation. For rural families, tending a crop ...

BHUBANESWAR: The jumbos may soon have to face their most feared “tiny demons” before venturing into human landscapes. In its bid to lessen the human-animal conflict in different parts of the State, ...