One of the last remaining great "tusker" elephants in Kenya has died aged 50. Tim died in Amboseli National Park on Tuesday, according to the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS). He died of natural causes.

Tim was a ‘tusker’ because his tusks grew so big they reached all the way to ... thousands of people who would flock to Amboseli just for the chance to see him. He was so incredibly ...

Meanwhile, conservationists across the border in Amboseli say they are waiting in dread, fearing news that another big tusker has been killed, even as they scramble to get a response from the Tanz ...

has moved the body of one of Africa’s last giant ‘tusker’ elephant which died from Amboseli National Park for preservation at the National Museum. Popularly known as Big Tim, the elephant ...

Photographing an elephant meandering across the African plains may be a safari cornerstone, but glimpsing a “super tusker”—a ... across southern Kenya’s Amboseli National Park, Tsavo ...

In 2023, a new company won the hunting bid for a concession bordering Amboseli on the Tanzanian side. The website of Kilombero North Safaris promises “Tanzania’s premiere big game safari ...

One of the 10 suites at Angama Amboseli, which opened on Nov. 1 in Kenya's Kimana Sanctuary, known for its "Super Tusker" elephants ... Amboseli partners with the Big Life Foundation to support ...

“Old and experienced individuals are crucial,” said Vicki Fishlock, the resident scientist at Amboseli Trust for Elephants ... And while there have been a few big elephants hunted in Zimbabwe ...