IFAW Takes on Jumbo Rescue Mission to Save Last Remaining Forest Elephants in West Africa

About a dozen extremely rare forest elephants (Loxodonta cyclotis) threatened with certain death will be evacuated to a protected area this month in the West African country of Côte d’Ivoire. The Ivorian government called on IFAW (International Fund for Animal Welfare – www.ifaw.org) to find a viable solution to escalating human-elephant conflict in the region. IFAW’s team will herd, dart, […]