A Case Study of the Online Trade of CITES-Listed Chelonians in Hong Kong

Rebecca W.Y. Wong; Chee Yan Lee; Hubert Cheung; Jack Y.K. Lam; Cecile Tang

doi:10.2744/CCB-1344.1

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17 June 2020 A Case Study of the Online Trade of CITES-Listed Chelonians in Hong Kong

Rebecca W.Y. Wong, Chee Yan Lee, Hubert Cheung, Jack Y.K. Lam, Cecile Tang

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Chelonian Conservation and Biology, 19(1):95-100 (2020). https://doi.org/10.2744/CCB-1344.1

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The Internet is being exploited as a medium for illegal wildlife trade, and protected wildlife can now be sold and bought across social media and e-commerce platforms. This article is a 13-mo study on the online trade of Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES)–listed chelonians on a localized Hong Kong website. During this period, more than 400 posts were collected, with more than 300 posts selling CITES-listed chelonians. Based on our findings, we give 2 general recommendations in enforcing the online illegal wildlife trade: 1) increase knowledge of CITES regulations on pet trade forums and 2) introduce digital solutions to monitor pet trade forums.

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Rebecca W.Y. Wong, Chee Yan Lee, Hubert Cheung, Jack Y.K. Lam, and Cecile Tang "A Case Study of the Online Trade of CITES-Listed Chelonians in Hong Kong," Chelonian Conservation and Biology 19(1), 95-100, (17 June 2020). https://doi.org/10.2744/CCB-1344.1

Received: 2 August 2018; Accepted: 4 March 2020; Published: 17 June 2020

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