15-11-2016 11:09 via theverge.com

Traffickers are using Facebook to sell illegal ivory and rhino horns

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.
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