Illustration: The brown bear Tomi, rescued by the NGO Four Paws in Albania, in a sanctuary in Mramor, in Kosovo on September 27, 2016. - ARMEND NIMANI / AFP

Bears, monkeys, foxes, wolves and even eagles for sale on the Internet. The NGO Four Paws has investigated the two most visited commercial sites in Albania, which constantly sees new advertisements appearing.

A situation that makes the NGO say that the illegal trafficking of animals is "out of control" in the country. Since the beginning of 2020, environmental crimes such as illegal hunting but also logging have been on the rise in the country, explained Barbaba van Genne, Four Paws Wildlife Rescue and Defense Officer at our partner Brut.

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