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Study: social media and illegal bushmeat sales (Level A1) — a group of men standing on top of a dry grass field

Study: social media and illegal bushmeat salesCEFR A1

13 Jun 2023

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Adapted from Josfyn Uba, SciDev • CC BY 2.0

Photo by Antonella Ragazzoni, Unsplash

Level A1 – Beginner
2 min
77 words
  • A study warns that bushmeat sales are growing online.
  • The sales happen on social media platforms and groups.
  • Sellers post pictures and prices to find customers.
  • Sellers sell smoked meat, fresh meat, cooked meat or live animals.
  • This trade can spread diseases from animals to people.
  • It also harms wild animals and reduces biodiversity.
  • Some sellers say customers need these food products.
  • Experts want better rules and stronger controls.
  • Private messaging makes it harder to trace activity.

Difficult words

  • bushmeat — meat from wild animals hunted in nature
  • social media platform — a website or app where people share posts
    social media platforms
  • seller — a person who sells things to others
    sellers
  • disease — an illness that makes people or animals sick
    diseases
  • biodiversity — the number of different plants and animals
  • private messaging — sending messages in small or private groups

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Discussion questions

  • Have you ever bought food online?
  • Do you use social media to buy or sell things?
  • Do you think rules for online sales are needed?

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