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VIRAL CRIME - Conservationists call for crackdown on TikTok’s illegal trade in endangered species

Summary by Jamaica Gleaner
Concerns are growing over the use of social media platform TikTok as a marketplace for the sale of endangered Jamaican species, with conservation biologist Damion Whyte urging the authorities to make every effort to find and prosecute individuals who engage in the practice. He warns that the trend could further threaten already vulnerable populations.
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Jamaica Gleaner broke the news in Jamaica on Friday, May 8, 2026.
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