Digital Intelligence Strategy in Combatting Wildlife Trafficking

Abstract

The use of information technology in wildlife trafficking increased rapidly as the new media outbreak. The wildlife trafficking usually done in the bird market or pet stores is now turning to Instagram accounts, facebook groups, WhatsApp groups, BBM accounts, blogs and websites. The related stakeholders anticipate it by developing a strategy of digital intelligence. Through a descriptive case study using participatory observation, this study reveals the implementation of intelligence strategies in the handling of wildlife trafficking throughout 2017 in East Priangan (Tasikmalaya, Ciamis, Banjar, Kuningan, Majalengka & Cirebon). The results show the majority of wildlife trafficking takes place through social media as the new media outbreak. Monitoring and handling of wildlife trade takes place digitally sig digital inteligence srategy throughout 2017 with the success rate of handling reaching 100%. This condition shows that wildlife trafficking has becomeone of special part of cybercrime and need special handling.