Dan Stiles
@kenyadan.bsky.social
Wildlife conservation and illegal trade expert, researching IWT transnational organized crime and social media trafficking networks.
A lot of great ape trafficking recently, India increasingly a destination. freetheapes.org/2026/09/13/m...
Major live wildlife seizures made in Egypt, Nigeria and India in 2026 – Great ape trafficking still active
Four international great ape seizures have occurred up to August this year, suggesting that demand for great apes in the exotic pet and private zoo industries is still strong. For every seizure, ex…
freetheapes.org
September 13, 2026 at 9:11 AM
A lot of great ape trafficking recently, India increasingly a destination. freetheapes.org/2026/09/13/m...
Is ivory trafficking on the rise? There have been worrying recent signs that it might be.
www.patrolling.org/is-ivory-tra...
www.patrolling.org/is-ivory-tra...
Is Ivory Trafficking on the Verge of Another Surge?
By Dr Daniel Stiles
Key Takeaways
* The 2008-2018 ivory crisis was widely thought to be over, but a run of large 2026 seizures suggests otherwise.
* Four major busts this year (Zambia, Tanzania,...
www.patrolling.org
September 8, 2026 at 12:08 PM
Is ivory trafficking on the rise? There have been worrying recent signs that it might be.
www.patrolling.org/is-ivory-tra...
www.patrolling.org/is-ivory-tra...
Four chimpanzees, two baby gorillas and other species seized in northern Nigeria, three arrested, a significant bust. Would love to know where they sourced the animals and where they were going. prnigeria.com/2026/08/27/k...
Kano/Jigawa Customs Intercepts Trafficked Wildlife, 3 Suspects - PRNigeria News
Kano/Jigawa Customs Intercepts Trafficked Wildlife, 3 Kano/Jigawa Customs Intercepts Trafficked Wildlife, 3 Suspects
prnigeria.com
August 28, 2026 at 10:09 AM
Four chimpanzees, two baby gorillas and other species seized in northern Nigeria, three arrested, a significant bust. Would love to know where they sourced the animals and where they were going. prnigeria.com/2026/08/27/k...
All are welcome to attend luma.com/ejgaghz0?tk=...
Clicks That Kill · Luma
Join the Meta Coalition on 2nd Sep 2026 at UTC 1400 hours for a talk on their recently released report "Clicks That Kill: Meta's Algorithm of Extinction" - A…
luma.com
August 19, 2026 at 7:56 AM
All are welcome to attend luma.com/ejgaghz0?tk=...
Who knew? Even ants are lucrative trafficking commodities. www.patrolling.org/does-ant-tra...
Does Ant Trafficking Need Anti-Poaching?
By Dr Daniel Stiles
Key Takeaways
* Ant trafficking is emerging as a serious new wildlife crime, especially in East Africa.
* The trade is driven by booming demand for exotic pet ants in Asia an...
www.patrolling.org
August 12, 2026 at 9:14 AM
Who knew? Even ants are lucrative trafficking commodities. www.patrolling.org/does-ant-tra...
Reposted by Dan Stiles
Sickening. Meta accelerating illegal #Wildlife #WildlifeTrafficking trade. “This content monetization that Facebook and Instagram push is actually incentivizing people to commit illegal acts. The more interaction and engagement they get on their account, the more money they can make”. #AnimalWelfare
Another article on the Clicks That Kill report jackkinross.substack.com/p/the-algori...
The Algorithm of Extinction, Meta killing wildlife
My conscience forces me to write this as updates come through
jackkinross.substack.com
August 5, 2026 at 9:08 AM
Sickening. Meta accelerating illegal #Wildlife #WildlifeTrafficking trade. “This content monetization that Facebook and Instagram push is actually incentivizing people to commit illegal acts. The more interaction and engagement they get on their account, the more money they can make”. #AnimalWelfare
Doc Antle is trying to get his illegally acquired seized chimps back. www.wrdw.com/2026/08/07/d...
Doc Antle asks federal court to return chimpanzees, challenging his guilty plea
The owner of Myrtle Beach Safari is back in federal court, this time fighting to get four chimpanzees returned from a Florida sanctuary.
www.wrdw.com
August 8, 2026 at 8:59 AM
Doc Antle is trying to get his illegally acquired seized chimps back. www.wrdw.com/2026/08/07/d...
Another article on the Clicks That Kill report jackkinross.substack.com/p/the-algori...
The Algorithm of Extinction, Meta killing wildlife
My conscience forces me to write this as updates come through
jackkinross.substack.com
August 5, 2026 at 8:57 AM
Another article on the Clicks That Kill report jackkinross.substack.com/p/the-algori...
Around Amboseli National Park in Kenya, 15 elephants mysteriously died. KWS suggested it was insecticide on tomatoes they'd eaten. More sinister explanation www.seej-africa.org/2026/08/03/t...
The Kenya Wildlife Service, Poisoned Elephants, and the Spin
It would be difficult for the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) to craft a more perfect explanation. 15 elephants died tragically from ingesting tomatoes sprayed with cyanide based pesticide in the top tom...
www.seej-africa.org
August 5, 2026 at 8:54 AM
Around Amboseli National Park in Kenya, 15 elephants mysteriously died. KWS suggested it was insecticide on tomatoes they'd eaten. More sinister explanation www.seej-africa.org/2026/08/03/t...
JGI reports on how Meta trafficks primates, especially great apes. janegoodall.global/reports-say-...
Reports say social media is integral to wildlife trafficking infrastructure
Reports suggest Facebook has become wildlife trafficking's biggest marketplace
Three major reports released during 2026 paint a concerning picture of how social media platforms, particularly Met...
janegoodall.global
July 25, 2026 at 8:01 AM
JGI reports on how Meta trafficks primates, especially great apes. janegoodall.global/reports-say-...
Sad, tragic story of the baby gorilla rescued recently in Nigeria. When will this cruelty stop?…https://focusedconservation.org/2026/07/07/a-life-stolen-too-soon-baby-gorilla-dies-following-rescue-from-wildlife-traffickers-in-nigeria/
July 18, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Sad, tragic story of the baby gorilla rescued recently in Nigeria. When will this cruelty stop?…https://focusedconservation.org/2026/07/07/a-life-stolen-too-soon-baby-gorilla-dies-following-rescue-from-wildlife-traffickers-in-nigeria/
Gorilla trafficking still occurring. Kano is an export hub for Central African gorillas.
punchng.com/customs-resc...
punchng.com/customs-resc...
Customs rescue baby gorilla, arrest suspected wildlife trafficker in Kano
Nigerian Customs Service rescued a baby gorilla and arrested a suspected wildlife trafficker in Kano, disrupting an illegal primate trafficking network.
punchng.com
July 11, 2026 at 7:20 AM
Gorilla trafficking still occurring. Kano is an export hub for Central African gorillas.
punchng.com/customs-resc...
punchng.com/customs-resc...
Article exposing Meta for promoting wildlife trafficking www.patrolling.org/clicks-that-...
Dan Stiles (@kenyadan.bsky.social)
Wildlife conservation and illegal trade expert, researching IWT transnational organized crime and social media trafficking networks.
kenyadan.bsky.social
July 7, 2026 at 12:53 PM
Article exposing Meta for promoting wildlife trafficking www.patrolling.org/clicks-that-...
Short video explaining how Meta is promoting wildlife trafficking. www.youtube.com/watch?v=iRn4...
Clicks That Kill Report
YouTube video by Freeland
www.youtube.com
July 3, 2026 at 8:42 AM
Short video explaining how Meta is promoting wildlife trafficking. www.youtube.com/watch?v=iRn4...
A report by several NGOs released Monday accuses Meta of hosting the world's "largest single known illegal wildlife trade market" and effectively encouraging the trade by sharing advertising revenues with users and allowing them subscription models. www.france24.com/en/live-news...
For sale on Facebook: monkeys, rhino horn and dead pangolins
The ghostly white creature curled up on a weighing scale is almost unrecognisable in the Facebook post offering it for sale. Only closer inspection reveals it to be a dead pangolin.
www.france24.com
June 29, 2026 at 4:23 AM
A report by several NGOs released Monday accuses Meta of hosting the world's "largest single known illegal wildlife trade market" and effectively encouraging the trade by sharing advertising revenues with users and allowing them subscription models. www.france24.com/en/live-news...
Legalizing rhino horn trade in South Africa faces many challenges www.patrolling.org/the-plot-thi...
The Plot Thickens on the Case of Legal Rhino Horn Trade in South Africa
By Dr Daniel Stiles
Key Takeaways
* In October 2025, the Northern Cape High Court ruled that breeder Hendrick Diedericks can export horn from captive-bred white rhinos. The government wants to app...
www.patrolling.org
June 9, 2026 at 1:23 PM
Legalizing rhino horn trade in South Africa faces many challenges www.patrolling.org/the-plot-thi...
Meta platforms are the world's biggest marketplace for illegal wildlife trade and they know it. Profit trumps ethics. www.facebook.com/reel/3899146...
www.facebook.com
May 23, 2026 at 11:19 AM
Meta platforms are the world's biggest marketplace for illegal wildlife trade and they know it. Profit trumps ethics. www.facebook.com/reel/3899146...
Meta platforms are the single biggest marketplace for illegal wildlife trade the world has ever seen. Every year millions of wild animals are taken from the wild as pets, zoo captives or as products and sold on Meta. Meta, change your business practices. facebook.com/reel/101873078
facebook.com
May 23, 2026 at 9:01 AM
Meta platforms are the single biggest marketplace for illegal wildlife trade the world has ever seen. Every year millions of wild animals are taken from the wild as pets, zoo captives or as products and sold on Meta. Meta, change your business practices. facebook.com/reel/101873078
Rather depressing news from Kenya. Habitat destruction, bushmeat hunting and climate change (more droughts) are hammering the wildlife. www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/magazine...
Kenya wildlife census: Wildebeest and Buffalo numbers plunge in new report
Various species in rangelands are the most affected, says Economic Survey 2026.
www.theeastafrican.co.ke
May 11, 2026 at 8:29 AM
Rather depressing news from Kenya. Habitat destruction, bushmeat hunting and climate change (more droughts) are hammering the wildlife. www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/magazine...
Heading for ecosystem collapse www.patrolling.org/loss-of-afri....
Loss of Africa’s Larger Mammals Has Reduced Essential Ecosystem Functions
By Dr Daniel Stiles
A recent study from Oxford University has revealed a severe loss of ‘wildlife power’ across Africa — the ecological energy that drives essential ecosystem functions such as nutrie...
www.patrolling.org
May 8, 2026 at 2:11 PM
Heading for ecosystem collapse www.patrolling.org/loss-of-afri....
Should 80 hippos from Colombia be shipped to Vantara in India? www.youtube.com/watch?v=daHw...
Some 'cocaine hippos' from Colombia could have a new home at a controversial zoo in India
YouTube video by NBC News
www.youtube.com
May 8, 2026 at 2:04 PM
Should 80 hippos from Colombia be shipped to Vantara in India? www.youtube.com/watch?v=daHw...
Taking aim at Meta, the biggest facilitator of online illegal wildlife trafficking in the Metaverse. Click to see the press release.
www.freeland.org/newsroom/pre...
www.freeland.org/newsroom/pre...
PRESS RELEASE: April 2, 2026 - META Continues to Host Wildlife and Exotic Pet Traffickers & Exploiters
(Nairobi) A growing coalition is amassing evidence from each corner of the globe showing that traffickers in wild animals and exotic pets, as well as poachers, are using Meta’s social media...
www.freeland.org
April 2, 2026 at 1:17 PM
Taking aim at Meta, the biggest facilitator of online illegal wildlife trafficking in the Metaverse. Click to see the press release.
www.freeland.org/newsroom/pre...
www.freeland.org/newsroom/pre...
Bill Clinton has made an intelligent, cogent, informed analysis on the current Iran war from lead up to implications for the future of the US.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=U23x...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=U23x...
"Trump PANICS As NATO Allies LAUGH In His Face Over Hormuz!" | Bill Clinton
YouTube video by Somvati Rana
www.youtube.com
March 17, 2026 at 4:23 PM
Bill Clinton has made an intelligent, cogent, informed analysis on the current Iran war from lead up to implications for the future of the US.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=U23x...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=U23x...
As a follow-up, an NGO is now working to implement the recommendations #Plantist www.plantist.org/strategy/int...
March 3, 2026 at 7:59 AM
As a follow-up, an NGO is now working to implement the recommendations #Plantist www.plantist.org/strategy/int...
The Starmer government is suppressing its own report www.patrolling.org/global-biodi...
Global Biodiversity Loss, Ecosystem Collapse and National Security
By Dr Daniel Stiles
On 20 January 2026, the UK government released a report entitled Global biodiversity loss, ecosystem collapse and national security. While aimed at raising awareness about threats...
www.patrolling.org
February 11, 2026 at 8:26 AM
The Starmer government is suppressing its own report www.patrolling.org/global-biodi...