Despite multiple reports and studies over the years exposing the practice, illicit exotic animals are still for sale on the Facebook platform, and its parent. 13.04.2022, Sputnik International
Amid lockdowns, travel restrictions and wet market closures to contain the COVID-19 pandemic, wildlife traders shifted their business online. A trade once dominated by face-to-face interactions now sees sellers and buyers chat via social media, conduct mobile banking transactions, and deliver live animals or their parts by courier often without fear of legal repercussions. […]
Finding endangered plants and animals for sale online remains easy. “Rampant” according to Mark Hofberg of the International Federation for Animal Welfare (IFAW). The strong word is significant since it comes from an official of one of three major nonprofit groups that have tried a new strategy to combat online sales: constructive engagement with Facebook and 46 other […]