A disturbing new global report has pulled back the curtain on a booming illegal wildlife trade that is no longer confined to remote markets or hidden backrooms, but operating openly on Facebook. South Africa has been flagged as one of the countries caught in this growing digital trafficking network, where endangered animals and wildlife products are being advertised, bought, and sold with alarming ease. From pangolin scales to cobras, bats, scorpions, and even slow lorises, the listings span a wide range of protected species, many of them covered by strict international conservation laws.