- Coronavirus: Exterminating bats blamed for spreading Covid-19 would increase risk of further diseases, warn experts: ‘As we’ve globalised and invaded natural habitats – that’s what’s created the increased risk, not the animals themselves’ https://www.independent.co.uk/environment/coronavirus-bats-china-pangolin-colony-wildlife-kill-pandemic-covid-19-a9469551.html 77 comments worldnews
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- Coronavirus: Pandemics will be worse and more frequent unless we stop exploiting Earth and animals, top scientists warn | The Independent | The Independent https://www.independent.co.uk/environment/coronavirus-pandemic-virus-disease-wildlife-environment-farming-infectious-a9487926.html 2151 comments
- Coronavirus: Industrial animal farming has caused most new infectious diseases and risks more pandemics, experts warn | The Independent | The Independent https://www.independent.co.uk/environment/coronavirus-meat-animal-farming-pandemic-disease-wet-markets-a9505626.html 511 comments
- Coronavirus: Carrie Symonds joins new global fight to end wildlife trade and animal trafficking | The Independent | The Independent https://www.independent.co.uk/environment/coronavirus-carrie-symonds-wildlife-trade-boris-johnson-petition-a9476586.html 61 comments
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- ‘Shut it down’: Pressure piles on China to rethink relationship with wild animals as pandemic causes global chaos | The Independent | The Independent https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/coronavirus-china-wild-animals-food-markets-wet-markets-a9460501.html 50 comments
- From coronavirus to antibiotics: the ways we use animals ‘still risks spreading disease’ | The Independent | The Independent https://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/coronavirus-antibiotics-wild-animals-wildlife-china-wuhan-bat-pangolin-a9407261.html 4 comments