This major finding launched her career, and in the 46 years since, Poole, a National Geographic Explorer, has become one of the world’s experts in how African elephants behave and communicate.

In December 2023, a 10-year-old African elephant disappeared from her herd in Kenya’s Samburu National Reserve. When she returned a month later, she was accompanied by two unrelated females ...

says Joyce Poole—an elephant behavior expert and National Geographic Explorer who studies the park’s pachyderms. But those numbers dwindled to triple digits following the civil war.

Brookings Institution expert Vanda Felbab-Brown told National Geographic in September, and that’s possibly because elephants in neighboring countries have already been wiped out by poachers ...

“The elephant population has improved a bit, but I think people should know that it’s still a problem,” adds Poole, who is also a National Geographic explorer. Poole, who’s spent the last ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Ahead of Earth Day, National Geographic announced the ourHOME sweepstakes, part of the brand's Earth Month celebration. Open to anyone in the U.S over 18 years old, one lucky ...

Travelers have a chance to win a free cruise to Antarctica with National Geographic. You must be 18 years or older to enter, and can submit an entry once per day starting April 15. The educational ...

National Geographic is taking an unprecedented look back in a new three-part docuseries called "Oklahoma City Bombing: One Day in America." On April 19, 1995, the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building ...

By Rania Aniftos National Geographic announced on Tuesday (March 18) the launch of its National Geographic 33, a list honoring 33 individuals whose “imaginative ideas and unstoppable drive are ...

National Geographic-Lindblad Expeditions is launching a new “Built For Awe” sale. The promotion runs now through April 15 and includes up to 20 percent off select 2025 itineraries. Travelers could ...

Lake-effect snow along the "least spectacular of the five Great Lakes" is the focus of a National Geographic story published on the magazine's website on Feb. 26. The article details record ...

The much anticipated results of the largest ever continent-wide wildlife survey, the Great Elephant Census ... decisions,” Paul Allen told National Geographic. “We have to make faster ...