government seizure records and visiting trade shows overseas," he said. "But the web-scraper gave us a really accurate record ...

particularly linked to the live animal trade. The breakthrough came in March 2023 when a significant dataset, previously used by Chinese scientists for their own research, became available online.

Among the 200 different species listed for sale were two non-native species banned from international commercial trade - the Eurasian otter and the black spotted turtle. Some of the animals for ...