eBay and IFAW celebrate a decade-long ivory ban across the company platforms

This month marks 10 years since eBay introduced a global ivory ban across its platforms to help protect elephants.

eBay's ivory ban, combined with their Animal and Wildlife Products Policy and with support from the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) and other NGOs, has seen well over 100,000 prohibited wildlife listings blocked or removed in 2017 and 2018 alone.

"We congratulate eBay on blocking or removing over 100,000 listings of prohibited wildlife products," said Tania McCrea-Steele, International Project Manager for Wildlife Crime at IFAW. "Partnering with eBay shows that we can have real and significant impact in detecting and deterring wildlife traffickers. Supporting companies in the fight against wildlife cybercrime means we can scale up our approach, reaching a vast number of wildlife traders and making them aware of the need to protect wildlife and the penalties that they will incur if they engage in trafficking."

letgo Officially Joins the Coalition to End Wildlife Trafficking Online!

We're thrilled to help @world_wildlife protect endangered species around the world and online from wildlife trafficking.

Google and eBay join forces to launch major crackdown on wildlife traffickers

Leading websites Google and eBay will tell delegates at the International Wildlife Trade Conference in London how they are fighting the sale of rare creatures and their body parts over the internet in an illicit market worth millions of pounds.

A recent investigation by the International Fund for Animal Welfare discovered online advertisements for ivory, rhino horn, live big cats, orangutans and gorillas as well as the skins from tigers, lions, cheetahs and leopards. Parrots, owls and birds of prey are also being sold in high numbers along with turtles and tortoises.

The fight against cyber extinctions is bringing together government bodies, conservation campaigning organisations and the major internet names in increased efforts to stop the catastrophic illegal trade.

OfferUp joins the Global Coalition to End Wildlife Trafficking Online

The internet is full of positive benefits, connecting us to like-minded individuals who share our interests and giving us instant access to the global community. It’s the strongest economic innovation in history, but unfortunately, it also provides a largely unregulated marketplace for buyers and sellers of illicit goods.

Supporting World Elephant Day (eBay)

eBay stands with our partners in the Global Coalition to End Wildlife Trafficking Online in raising awareness and support against the illegal trade of ivory or elephant-related products.