Boom in Internet Sales of Exotic Animals and Products
397 views · Published 22 October 2008 · 2:19 · Indexed 20 September 2026
Channel: Voice of America · 2008 · News & Politics
A international conservation group reported Tuesday [October 21st] that trade in exotic species of animals and plants is big business in the U.S. and worldwide. The non-profit International Fund for Animal Welfare found what it call "an alarming" number of advertisements of the internet for ivory from elephants as well as exotic birds and other animal species. Even as the group singled out eBay, the website announced a ban on all ivory sales beginning in about two months.
