March 15, 2026
How AI Is Tracking Illegal Wildlife Trade Hidden In Online Marketplaces
News2026-03-15
A data collection and analysis system developed by a multi-institutional team led by Institute Professor and VIDA Center Co-director Juliana Freire has been featured in Forbes
A data collection and analysis system developed by a multi-institutional team led by Institute Professor Juliana Freire has gathered more than 11 million online wildlife trade advertisements across major e-commerce platforms, revealing that reptile leather listings are concentrated around a small number of luxury goods and that tiger shark trophies dominate shark and ray trophy markets.