Traffickers are using #facebook to sell illegal ivory and rhino horns
November 15, 2016 | Uncategorized
Wildlife traffickers in Vietnam are using Facebook to sell ivory tusks, rhino horns, and other illegal animal products, according to an undercover investigation from the Wildlife Justice Commission (WJC). As first reported by The Guardian, the investigation found that over the course of 18 months, 51 traffickers in the village of Nhi Khe sold wildlife products worth a total of $53.1 million. The traders use Facebook to sell processed ivory, as well as entire tusks and tiger bone paste. Findings from the investigation were presented at a two-day public hearing that began Monday at the Peace Palace in the Hague.
According to the WJC, traffickers in Nhi Khe use private Facebook groups to sell wildlife products to buyers in Vietnam and…
