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Otter sold via Instagram from Indonesia. Photo Credit: Instagram
On the IWT horizon: Social Media – an emerging marketplace for ideas, (mis)information, and illegal wildlife trade

With one million users joining platforms every day, co-authors of the first global horizon scan on illegal wildlife trade (IWT) call for further research into social media’s influence on wildlife trafficking networks and consumer behaviour. 

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UK PARLIAMENTARY HEARING: WILDLIFE TRADE, ORIGINS OF COVID-19, AND PREVENTING FUTURE PANDEMICS,

EJ is taking part in the UK Parliamentary hearing: Wildlife Trade, Origins of Covid-19 and preventing future pandemics. Tune in now and watch it live, post questions and understand the complexities of this debate: https://youtu.be/lskSHMD4wDw

 

Limestone karsts have been called arks of biodiversity for harboring endemic species, many newly described in recent years. Photo Credit: Catherine Workman
On the IWT horizon: Species discoveries and descriptions that fuel wildlife trafficking

It is tragic, but true that scientists cannot always be honest in describing where newly discovered species live, as that information can be - and has been - used by wildlife traffickers.

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On the IWT horizon: Haiwei—Identifying the connection between a global demand for dried seafood and marine conservation

The largest ever dried shark fin seizures were made by Hong Kong authorities earlier this month in May 2020; the combined volumes of the two shipments from Ecuador more than doubled last year’s total volume. However, sharks are not the only marine wildlife trafficked transnationally. The persistent demand for their fins is but one side of a multi-dimensional global trade network of Haiwei.…

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On the IWT horizon: Haiwei—Identifying the connection between a global demand for dried seafood and marine conservation

The largest ever dried shark fin seizures were made by Hong Kong authorities earlier this month in May 2020; the combined volumes of the two shipments from Ecuador more than doubled last year’s total volume. However, sharks are not the only marine wildlife trafficked transnationally. The persistent demand for their fins is but one side of a multi-dimensional global trade network of Haiwei.