Illegal wildlife trade ‘thriving’ in virtual world; Singapore monitoring marketplaces


A seller showing items such as tiger teeth and claws for sale on an online chat. - ST READER

SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): The market for illegal wildlife and animal parts in Singapore has generally gone underground in the last decade, following raids by the authorities on shops selling parts of endangered animals as amulets or medicine.

Last week, a man who did not want to be identified told The Straits Times that the illicit trade, which breaches the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (Cites), is thriving in the virtual world.

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