CLEAN : Ivory trade vote exposes divisions on saving elephant

The transcript discusses the challenges and efforts in elephant conservation, highlighting the blocking of proposals by Kenya and other countries to change the status of elephant populations. It emphasizes the importance of respecting sovereign rights and the need for international cooperation without imposing failures on others. The discussion also touches on the critical state of elephants and the necessity to avoid renewed trade to protect them.

What is the current state of trade protections mentioned in the text?

What is the crisis state referred to in relation to elephants?