Major Online Tech Companies Unite To End Wildlife Cybercrime On World Elephant Day

12 August 2016

 - Today on World Elephant Day seven companies, including eBay, Etsy, Gumtree, Microsoft, Pinterest, Tencent and Yahoo! have united to adopt a new policy framework that will help protect animals from illegal online trade.

The International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) has been battling online wildlife crime since 2004 and I personally have led the fight for the last five years.

During that time we have seen company after company step up and change their policy but now we have reached a crucial tipping point. Today we are building a strong, steadfast wall designed to keep wildlife criminals out of these online platforms and prevent illegal trade being displaced onto other online sites.