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Animals trafficked in Mexico on social media sites, report says
CBSN
A new report suggests that trafficking of wild and endangered species is common in Mexico and occurs largely online, where traffickers contact potential customers on social media like Facebook.
The Center for Biological Diversity said in a report Wednesday it had contacted people through Facebook groups in Mexico selling protected species like howler monkeys and toucans.
The center's investigators received price quotes including delivery, even though the sellers acknowledged they did not have legal documentation for the animals.
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