{
  "id": 3121592,
  "title": "Wildlife trafficking spreads across social media, putting thousands of species at risk",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/wildlife-trafficking-spreads-across-social-media-putting-thousands-of",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-24T22:00:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Phys.org",
    "slug": "phys-org",
    "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-08-wildlife-trafficking-social-media-thousands.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Researchers monitoring online activity for six weeks in mid-2025 found primates, birds, snakes, frogs, orchids and many other wildlife groups advertised for sale across Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube. Wildlife is increasingly being trafficked through online platforms. Online illegal wildlife trade poses significant risks to species, ecosystems, and animal and public health.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}