:00:11. > :00:15.I'm Leah and you're live with Newsround on CBBC.
:00:16. > :00:18.Today is the last day of the biggest ever meeting
:00:19. > :00:21.of the world's countries to talk about protecting wildlife.
:00:22. > :00:27.Jenny is in South Africa, where it's taking place.
:00:28. > :00:33.Yes, there's been a lot of attention paid at this huge meeting
:00:34. > :00:37.That's because thousands of them are being killed every year
:00:38. > :00:42.Last week I went to meet some people who protect elephants and to see
:00:43. > :00:59.This is the environment experts say they need,
:01:00. > :01:06.who can be dangerous to them in many ways.
:01:07. > :01:10.These beautiful elephants were not so easy to find.
:01:11. > :01:13.I have come to the north-east of South Africa, far away from the big
:01:14. > :01:16.cities and home to the famous Kruger National Park.
:01:17. > :01:18.We are setting off this morning for a game of hide and
:01:19. > :01:22.seek with a safari guide and a car and we have to be very patient,
:01:23. > :01:31.It is a massive area where South Africa's wild animals
:01:32. > :01:42.But strangely no sign of the one creature we had come looking for.
:01:43. > :01:49.We are back at the camp now and we have been out all day
:01:50. > :01:51.long and we have seen loads of animals, giraffes, lions, buffalo,
:01:52. > :01:53.warthog, even crocodiles, but no elephants.
:01:54. > :02:05.Getting so close to incredible elephants like this is
:02:06. > :02:08.one of the most important ways South Africa believes
:02:09. > :02:12.It gives people a thrill and helps them really understand how nature
:02:13. > :02:20.For me, personally, elephants play a big role in the
:02:21. > :02:23.ecosystem, especially clearing thick bush and as they walk with their big
:02:24. > :02:28.bodies they clear pathways and make the bush more open.
:02:29. > :02:31.It is a really good example where you can see elephants
:02:32. > :02:33.de-barking a tree and you can see a beautiful tusk mark,
:02:34. > :02:38.and how they use the tusks to take off the bark.
:02:39. > :02:41.This will fall down eventually and create a whole new
:02:42. > :02:44.ecosystem for a lot of other animals.
:02:45. > :02:47.One of the ways people hope to stop the illegal hunting and
:02:48. > :02:49.killing of elephants is to catch the people
:02:50. > :02:59.They are trained to snaffle out trouble and catch poachers.
:03:00. > :03:03.Once they are experts these dogs will be sent out on patrol
:03:04. > :03:10.to protect animals in the wild or find stolen ivory.
:03:11. > :03:12.The poaching problem in Africa as a whole is huge.
:03:13. > :03:16.It is all over Africa and elephant populations are suffering big time
:03:17. > :03:19.but the use of these working canines, working dogs,
:03:20. > :03:23.the poachers know we can track them and we will indicate the presence
:03:24. > :03:31.Without anti-poaching efforts in Africa we will lose all
:03:32. > :03:34.of our wildlife, never mind just the elephant
:03:35. > :03:37.which is getting hammered now, but we will lose everything.
:03:38. > :03:40.Anti-poachers and rangers together hope to stop the crisis and keep
:03:41. > :03:58.these awesome creatures around for generations to come.
:03:59. > :04:00.Jenny, today is the last day of this big wildlife meeting,
:04:01. > :04:05.Well, a huge amount has been decided during this conference.
:04:06. > :04:07.183 of the world's countries are here to talk about
:04:08. > :04:11.Everyone wants to help elephants and to stop poaching,
:04:12. > :04:15.but they don't all agree about the best way to do it.
:04:16. > :04:18.One suggestion to put all elephants in the top group of protected
:04:19. > :04:20.animals didn't happen, as most countries didn't think
:04:21. > :04:26.But one big announcement was a call for a ban on the buying
:04:27. > :04:28.and selling of all ivory, not just between countries,
:04:29. > :04:34.Countries don't have to obey that, but elephant charities are really
:04:35. > :04:40.And that ban, Jen, is what Prince William called
:04:41. > :04:42.for just before the meeting started, isn't it?
:04:43. > :04:50.It's something he's spoken about often.
:04:51. > :04:53.I asked Naomi Doak who works with Prince William's charity
:04:54. > :05:00.The Royal Foundation why it was so important?
:05:01. > :05:07.I think it sends a really clear message to everybody that the world
:05:08. > :05:12.is not really OK with ivory trade anymore. We are in a crisis and
:05:13. > :05:16.these things can't be traded or bought and sold. Importantly it also
:05:17. > :05:19.sends a message to those that buy that the rest of the world is kind
:05:20. > :05:20.of the point where they think it is not acceptable.
:05:21. > :05:22.So some progress has been made in protecting
:05:23. > :05:24.these amazing creatures, but getting everyone to agree
:05:25. > :05:27.on the right way to save elephants and stop poaching isn't easy.
:05:28. > :05:38.In other news, the strongest hurricane to hit the Caribbean
:05:39. > :05:41.in nearly ten years has battered the country of Haiti.
:05:42. > :05:44.Hurricane Matthew brought winds of 145 miles per hour and heavy
:05:45. > :05:45.rain, leading to floods and worries of mudslides.
:05:46. > :05:48.Roads have been blocked and homes have been destroyed, with thousands
:05:49. > :05:52.Haiti is one of the world's poorest countries, and is still
:05:53. > :05:56.recovering from a huge earthquake six years ago.
:05:57. > :06:03.That's all from me, Newsround's back on CBBC this afternoon at 4.20pm.