From what I gathered from the show last night is that the elephant population is THRIVING at 100,00 in Zimbabwe where hunting elephants has been regulated and is nowa prime source of revenue for that country. In a similar size country Tanzania where they restricted hunting in 1977 the elephant population is roughly 30,000. At the end of this hunt you should have seen how many people this elephant fed. The village came out and celebrated and everyone walked away with plenty of meat.

My thoughts on elephant hunting before watching this was "Why", but after seeing the economical benefits this species contributes I now understand.