Oliver Conway

There is clearly, though, an appetite for a kind of reckoning, you know, when it comes to the oil and gas companies and when it comes to climate change.

But, you know, with these very highly legal issues...

The devil's in the detail of the specific case and of the specific interpretation of the science.

Our Asia business correspondent, Nick Marsh.

The illegal trade in wildlife is estimated to be worth up to $20 billion a year.

An investigation by BBC News has found body parts of endangered species, including tigers and sharks, being offered for sale on Facebook.

The site's owner, Meta, says it doesn't allow the selling of endangered species and removes such content.

Britain has strict laws on what animals can be imported, but our reporter Angus Crawford found that companies here in the UK were illegally supplying products like dead seahorses for use in food and traditional medicines.

Here's his report.

A caged tiger roars in pain and fear.

Bread for its body parts advertised on Facebook.

Imagine a global criminal trade where endangered species can be bought over the phone from Africa.

So 200 US dollars for kilo.

To be honest, it makes me sick to my stomach.

The authorities, though, say they are hitting back.

Here, a video of rare tortoises seized by police in Bangladesh.

Footage released by Interpol to mark the global success of Operation Thunder.

So there were over 2,000 live tarantulas seized during Operation Thunder.

Yes, you heard that right.

Thousands of tarantulas seized by Border Force in the UK during the initiative in September and October.