Fresh dung. Tracks in the sand of the Namib desert. The black rhinoceros can't be far away. Wildlife rangers Stefanus Ganuseb, 42, and Fritz Hoeb, 45, are patrolling on foot, equipped with binoculars ...

Drought is forcing Namibian desert elephants to seek water near human settlements. But human encounters with the giant mammals frequently end in tragedies. Elephants are being shot, and their ...

A baby "desert elephant" has been filmed learning how to use mud as "sunscreen" following rare rainfall in the harsh climate of its typically arid home. The clip shows a group of desert elephants in ...

Despite reported differences in appearance and behavior, DNA evidence finds that Namibian desert elephants share the same DNA as African savanna elephants. However, Namibian desert-dwelling elephants ...

Two of the only five remaining mature desert elephant bulls that occupied the Ugab region of Namibia have recently been hunted and killed. Tsaurab and Tusky, along with another juvenile bull, Kambonde ...

TORRA CONSERVANCY, Namibia (AP) — Before setting out on a game drive across ruggedly beautiful northwest Namibia, we told the safari camp managers we were happy to take sandwiches. We were intent on ...

Namibia is a southwestern African nation roughly twice the size of California, known for having the world’s oldest desert. The Namib Desert is the scene for many of Namibia’s must-do adventures, from ...

We are back only a few days from the wilds of Namibia where some of the most isolated people in Africa, the Himba, hold on to a parched landscape of beguiling prehistoric features in the oldest desert ...

Hiking the impressive orange dunes in Sossusvlei is just one not-to-be-missed experience when visiting Namibia—and there’s so much more to see and do. Photograph by Michael Melford, National ...