Overview

• Meta has committed to deactivating Facebook and Instagram accounts identified by environmental authorities for selling protected species.
• Profepa reports that hundreds of profiles, pages, groups and individual posts have already been taken down under the new collaboration.
• The actions are grounded in the Ley General de Vida Silvestre and applicable provisions of the Federal Penal Code.
• Profepa has published a guide to help users detect and report illegal listings and urges the public to avoid interacting with such content.
• Authorities note that online wildlife trafficking has grown in recent years, with frequent offers involving birds, reptiles, felines and primates.