It's a moment that sticks with us on The Exchange... we asked Ken Goddard from the National Forensics Laboratory in Ashland if elephants were going to make it. His answer: "it's not looking good, is it?"
By one count, the world loses 96 elephants a day, mostly to poachers who only want the ivory tusks.
Researcher Caitlin O'Connell is determined to help elephants survive; she is featured in a new National Geographic WILD special on elephants and their plight. We ask her about gains and losses in understanding and protecting elephants around the world.