Myanmar witnessed an alarming 74% surge in online wildlife trafficking via Facebook in 2021, despite platform bans and internet restrictions following the military coup, according to a 2022 WWF report. This digital shift in illegal wildlife trade documented 11,046 wildlife items from 173 different species being advertised, including critically endangered Sunda and Chinese pangolins, Asian giant tortoises, elephants, bears, and various bird species. The trade poses significant public health concerns, particularly through posts advertising civets and pangolins – potential vectors for zoonotic disease transmission similar to SARS and COVID-19 – with researchers identifying coronaviruses in trafficked pangolins that could potentially evolve into human pathogens. Most concerning is the trade's flagrant nature, with buyers and sellers openly discussing illegal transactions and shipping wildlife on public transportation without concealment, reflecting the anonymity afforded by social media platforms and weakened environmental enforcement following political upheaval. While conservation groups have removed over 11 million social media posts globally, traffickers quickly reemerge in new groups, highlighting the urgent need for automated detection tools, cross-sector collaboration between technology companies, law enforcement, and conservation organisations, and greater public awareness of both biodiversity and public health risks.