eBay.com users are responsible for two-thirds of the online trade in endangered animals worldwide. This awful trade is particularly hard on elephants. They are being massacred.

After elephant products, endangered birds are the most commonly-trafficked endangered species.

In one study,

1,416 listings offered rare parrots, cockatoos and macaws, sometimes clearly identified as illegal. Some of the birds were priced as high as $1500.

The countries with the most trafficking in endangered species:

1. United States
2. Great Britain
3. China

It is much easier to ban ivory sales on eBay than to catch those who exploit endangered parrots, macaws and cockatoos. But catch them we must.