Michael Pardo

Jun 10, 2024 | nationalgeographic.com | Laurel Neme |Michael Pardo

Since she started studying African savanna elephants in 1975, biologist Joyce Poole noticed that sometimes an elephant would call out to their kin. Sometimes, a bunch would answer, and other times only one would respond.

Nov 22, 2023 | denverpost.com | Michael Pardo

As an elephant biologist, I have spent years observing elephants in the wild. I’ve gotten to know them as individuals and have been privileged to witness them play, mate, care for their young, and lead their families through episodes of drought and violence. I live in Colorado, and I recently visited the elephants at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo in Colorado Springs. The contrast to what I have seen in the wild was extreme.