New research: Illegal trade in wild animals is unaffected by pandemic
Examining advertisements on Facebook in Brazil and Indonesia, the researchers found thousands of posts advertising wild animals, with a potential audience of over 200,000 people. December 24, 2020 7:48:04 am
A Capuchin (Sapajus macrocephalus) in captivity. (Credit: Thais Morcatty via Oxford Brookes University)
Despite Covid-19 restrictions and the risk of animal to human disease transmission, illegal wildlife trade on social media networks has continued, with wild animals sometimes sold as “lockdown pets”.
Researchers from Oxford Brookes University and the University of Western Australia analysed around 20,000 Facebook posts about wild pet trade, and found no clear evidence that the online wildlife trade was discouraged or decreased amidst the pandemic, Oxford Brookes University said in a media release.
Covid-19 pandemic unable to stop illegal wildlife trade happening across social media
December 24, 2020
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The Covid-19 pandemic, which is believed to be jumped from bats to humans, is unable to stop the illegal trading and poaching of wildlife.
The trade continues to happen across social media networks, with wild animals sometimes sold as lockdown pets .
Wild pet trade
The study carried by the researchers from Oxford Brookes University and the University of Western Australia analyzed around 20,000 Facebook posts about the wild pet trade. The researchers further called for increased governance on social media sites in order to curb potential extinctions and reduce the risk of pandemics.
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London, Dec 23 : Illegal wildlife trade on social media networks is thriving, with wild animals sometimes sold as lockdown pets , despite Covid-19 restrictions and the risk of animal to human disease transmission, says a study of advertisements on Facebook.
The research published in the journal of Environmental Research showed despite the known risk of animal to human transmission of disease, there is no clear evidence that the online wildlife trade was discouraged or decreased amid the pandemic.
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