New report reveals sharp rise in online sale of primates on social media in US

Researchers found over 1,600 primates listed for sale on Facebook, TikTok and more over a six-week period in 2025 ...

‘Clicks, cash and cruelty’: How primates are illegally being sold on social media in the US

A new report has raised concern that wildlife trafficking of primates is becoming more prevalent on social media in the US ...
World Wildlife Fund (WWF)

US Primate Trade Booming on Social Media, According to New Research

A new study shows primates are openly sold on major social platforms, fueling wildlife trafficking and threatening endangered ...

'Wake-up call.' Study finds surge in US primate sales on social media

The report identified more than 1,000 listings for primates on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube across a "six-week ...
Los Angeles Times

Letters to the Editor: Spider monkeys belong in the wild, not in the brutal pet primate trade

To the editor: The recent case of a young spider monkey rescued during a drug bust in Vallejo highlights the urgent need to ban the cruel and dangerous pet primate trade in this country (“Baby spider ...
RealClearScience

Capuchin Monkeys Seen Abducting Baby Howler Monkeys

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The New York Times

The Quest to Save One Baby Gorilla From Illegal Wildlife Trade

Gorillas and chimpanzees and other primates — our relatives in the animal kingdom — exert a special hold over us. Like us, they use tools; they display a range of emotions; they live in complex, ...