Harrison, Joe, Roberts, David L., Hernandez-Castro, Julio (2016) Assessing the extent and nature of wildlife trade on the dark web. Conservation Biology, 30 (4). pp. 900-904. ISSN 0888-8892. (doi:10.1111/cobi.12707) (Access to this publication is currently restricted. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:58382)
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Abstract
Use of the internet as a trade platform has resulted in a shift in the illegal wildlife trade. Increased
scrutiny of illegal wildlife trade has led to concerns that online trade of wildlife will move onto the dark web.
To provide a baseline of illegal wildlife trade on the dark web, we downloaded and archived 9852 items
(individual posts) from the dark web, then searched these based on a list of 121 keywords associated with
illegal online wildlife trade, including 30 keywords associated with illegally traded elephant ivory on the
surface web. Results were compared with items known to be illegally traded on the dark web, specifically
cannabis, cocaine, and heroin, to compare the extent of the trade. Of these 121 keywords, 4 resulted in hits,
of which only one was potentially linked to illegal wildlife trade. This sole case was the sale and discussion of
Echinopsis pachanoi (San Pedro cactus), which has hallucinogenic properties. This negligible level of activity
related to the illegal trade of wildlife on the dark web relative to the open and increasing trade on the surface
web may indicate a lack of successful enforcement against illegal wildlife trade on the surface web.
Item Type: | Article |
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DOI/Identification number: | 10.1111/cobi.12707 |
Subjects: | Q Science > QA Mathematics (inc Computing science) > QA 75 Electronic computers. Computer science |
Divisions: | Divisions > Division of Computing, Engineering and Mathematical Sciences > School of Computing |
Depositing User: | Julio Hernandez Castro |
Date Deposited: | 03 Nov 2016 16:48 UTC |
Last Modified: | 17 Aug 2022 12:21 UTC |
Resource URI: | https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/58382 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes) |
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