JONES: Hello. Welcome back. Today is World Elephant Day. While the majestic animals are often highlights of the African landscape, they are still constantly under threat. Our David McKenzie has this report.</s>DAVID MCKENZIE, CNN INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: I'm on the banks of a river in Botswana. This gorgeous elephant herd is right behind me, coming to drink. Today is Elephant Day, and across the world we're celebrating this great, iconic African species. What is so special about elephants?</s>UNIDENTIFIED MALE: David, elephants mean so much to so many people around the world. Ecologically they're keystone species. Economically, they support the tourism industry in Africa, and culturally, they're Africa's proudest symbols.</s>MCKENZIE: And elephants in the continent are in strongholds like here in Botswana, but they are threatened as well.</s>UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Unfortunately they are. The immediate threat is the ivory poaching crisis. The long term threat is loss of habitat. Gradually humans are taking over habitats which used to belong to elephants. If we can't conserve the iconic African elephant, what is the future for the rest of Africa's wildlife?</s>MCKENZIE: Researchers believe that if we don't act soon, beautiful scenes will be something that the next generation will never see, and you could see localized extinctions in parts of Africa. David McKenzie, CNN, Botswana.</s>JONES: We've just had a first glimpse of the trailer for the next "Star Wars" film. It's called "Rogue One." and it looks like Darth Vader is back. Right at the end of this two-minute trailer. This is what you get, but blink and you might miss it.</s>JONES: Yep, that's it. That's all you're going to get, one deep breath from the evil one. The film is due out in December. Thank you so much for your time all week. Thank you for watching THE WORLD RIGHT NOW. "QUEST MEANS BUSINESS" is up next.
Elephant Day Shines Light On Endangered Species.