Netting the criminals


By TL TAN

Too easy: A quick search on a social media site immediately comes up with a protected Brahminy kite for sale.

UNSURPRISINGLY, social media is the hot method right now for illegal wildlife traders to drum up interest in their animals and solicit new customers.

Popular local Facebook groups for hikers and outdoor lovers have become recruitment grounds for such traders, adding “newbies” into more secluded Whatsapp and other instant messaging groups.

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