In the 20th century, African countries have established numerous animal preserves and enacted conservation laws. After World War I, international ivory consumption reached its lowest point, and elephant populations became somewhat stabilized.
走入二十世紀，非洲國家陸續設置保護區、制訂保護法案；第一次世界大戰後，國際上的象牙消費也降到最低，大象族群才稍微恢復生機。