Yahoo has decided to prohibit individual listings of about 4,000 endangered species such as amphibians and insects on its auction site to protect biodiversity.
According to the company, about 4,000 endangered and near-endangered species, such as salamanders and giant purple saki, are included in the Ministry of the Environment's Red List.
From September 29th, individual listings will be prohibited on the auction site "Yahoo! Auctions!"
Until now, this auction site prohibited the listing of mammals, birds, and reptiles, which are legally required to be sold face-to-face, but amphibians, insects, and other animals are allowed to be listed, with some exceptions. did.
However, due to concerns about overfishing due to the large number of endangered organisms being exhibited, we have decided to ban the exhibition in order to protect biodiversity.
Yahoo says that if it is confirmed that the target creature is listed, it will take measures such as deletion.
On the other hand, registered traders who have disclosed their names and contact information can only exhibit if they are artificially bred.
Regarding the online sale of amphibians and other creatures, Mercari and Rakuten's flea market apps have already banned individual listings.