Washington Post.

“China and other governments around the world must act quickly and decisively to end the wild animal trade. Unless that happens, we predict with confidence that covid-19 will not be the last viral pandemic. There will be others, as long as wild animals are widely exploited for food and for other purposes, whether in China or elsewhere.” 


– Jared Diamond, author of “Guns, Germs, and Steel,” and virologist Nathan Wolfe

Sentient Media.

The Chinese government has permanently banned the wildlife markets suspected to be at the center of the COVID-19 pandemic. Will factory farms be next?

“We cut the trees; we kill the animals or cage them and send them to markets. We disrupt ecosystems, and we shake viruses loose from their natural hosts. When that happens, they need a new host. Often, we are it.”

Guardian.

 

The planet’s tallest animal is in far greater danger than people might think.

The Atlantic.