Bangkok ¨C The ghostly white creature curled up on a weighing scale is almost unrecognizable in the Facebook post offering it for sale. Only closer inspection reveals it to be a dead pangolin.
The animal, one of the world¡¯s most endangered and trafficked mammals, has been stripped of its scales and is being advertised by a Thai account selling ¡°seasonal wild delicacies.¡±
The post is one of dozens reviewed by reporters?that illustrate what conservationists call rampant illegal wildlife trafficking across social media platforms, particularly those belonging to Facebook parent company Meta.
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