Thread by @Niall_L_Hammond

1/6 #SSWGTC20 @SCB_SSWG

Wildlife has been linked to the outbreak of #COVID19 🐾😷

This has led to calls on social media for changes in how #wildlifetrade is managed

How has this link between #wildlife and #COVID__19 changed the #twitter discourse on wildlife trade? 🧐

2/6 #SSWGTC20 #MarSocSci

How has interest in wildlife trade changed?🧐🐾

🗓️ 2019 ¦ 2020
📣 Tweets: 7,553 ¦ 32,806
🔁 Retweeted: 42,325 ¦ 132,607
❣️Avg Sentiment: -0.48 ¦ -0.74
🐦 Unique Users: 4,975 ¦ 19,810
🌍Unique countries: 99 ¦ 140

3/6 #SSWGTC20

How have the topics discussed changed? 🗣️🤷

🔝 2019 ¦ 2020
#wildlife ¦ #wildlife
#iwt ¦ #coronavirus
#conservation ¦ #covid19
#wildlifecrime ¦ #china
#trade ¦ #endwildlifemarkets

4/6 #SSWGTC20

How has interest in species changed?

🔝 2019 ¦ 2020
🐘 (642 / 8%) ¦ 🐈 (1934 / 6%)
🦒 (347 / 5%) ¦ 🐕 (1744 / 5%)
🐅 (286 / 4%) ¦ 🦇 (1,340 / 4%)
🐦 (255 / 3%) ¦ Pangolin (921 / 3%)
🦏 (226 / 3%) ¦ 🐍 (304 / 1%)

5/6 #SSWGTC20

How have user mentions changed? 👥📢

📅 2019 ¦ 2020
@cites ¦ @rainforestresq
@hsiglobal ¦ @change
@humanesociety ¦ @who
@TRAFFIC_WLTrade ¦ @hsiglobal
@mongabay ¦ @changeaus

6/6 #SSWGTC20

The link between #wildlife & #COVID19 led to a 10X increase in #WildlifeTrade tweets, focused on #publichealth & #AnimalWelfare
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Conservationists should engage with social media to ensure COVID-19 policies do not negatively impact communities or biodiversity

Just noticed twitter cut the end of this GIF so attaching the final slide here

#SSWGTC20