The African elephant population isn't that threatened any more, I don't think. There were to many and they were having to cull them to keep the population down in protected areas. They have definitely set up nature reserves and banned hunting, the ban on ivory trade is because it sells for so much poorer people or greedy people go out and shoot the elephants unsustainably, that is one of the reason for the population decline in the first place. People want the ban lifted so they can make money from the sale of ivory again.
Hope that helps
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