Wildlife trafficking spreads across social media, putting thousands of species at risk
WorldPing
Researchers monitoring online activity for six weeks in mid-2025 found primates, birds, snakes, frogs, orchids and many other wildlife groups advertised for sale across Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube.
This is a short WorldPing brief. The full report was published by Phys.org.
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Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Phys.org