Is social media the new wet market? Social media platforms facilitate the online sale of bushmeat in West Africa

Is social media the new wet market? Social media platforms facilitate the online sale of bushmeat in West Africa

Social media provides a platform for wildlife crime syndicates to access a global consumer-driven market. Whilst studies have uncovered the online trade in wildlife, the availability of wild meat (bushmeat) has not been assessed. To investigate the sale of wild meat online, we analysed 563 posts pub...

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Main Authors: Georgia Kate Moloney, Koffi Jules Gossé, Sery Gonedelé-Bi, Philippe Gaubert, Anne-Lise Chaber
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-06-01
Series:One Health
Subjects:
Biosecurity
Conservation
Facebook
Illegal wildlife trade
Internet
Wild meat
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S235277142300023X

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