Human intrusion into nature led to pandemic, scientists say

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The vast illegal wildlife trade and humanity’s excessive intrusion into nature is to blame for the coronavirus pandemic, according to a leading US scientist who says “this is not nature’s revenge, we did it to ourselves”.

Scientists are discovering two to four new viruses are created every year as a result of human infringement on the natural world, and any one of those could turn into a pandemic, according to Thomas Lovejoy, who coined the term “biological diversity” in 1980 and is often referred to as the godfather of biodiversity.

“This pandemic is the consequence of our persistent and excessive intrusion in nature and the vast illegal wildlife trade, and in particular, the wildlife markets, the wet markets, of south Asia and bush meat markets of Africa… It’s pretty obvious, it was just a matter of time before something like this was going to happen,” said Lovejoy, a senior fellow at the United Nations Foundation and professor of environment science at George Mason University.

His comments were made to mark the release of a report by the Center for American Progress arguing that the US should step up efforts to combat the wildlife trade to help confront pandemics.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/apr/08/human-impact-on-wildlife-to-blame-for-spread-of-viruses-says-study-aoe

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No one thing “caused” coronavirus 
but you know who did?

jesus

[audrey horne 1,180]

Not to you OP, but no kidding...

10 minutes ago, FfFfFfFF said:

“This pandemic is the consequence of our persistent and excessive intrusion in nature and the vast illegal wildlife trade, and in particular, the wildlife markets, the wet markets, of south Asia and bush meat markets of Africa… It’s pretty obvious, it was just a matter of time before something like this was going to happen,” said Lovejoy, a senior fellow at the United Nations Foundation and professor of environment science at George Mason University.

Well it has happened before with other pandemics caused in more industrialised meat markets from Europe and/or North America. Just saying, before racists start to blindly point at people. 

 

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7 minutes ago, ShadowHunter said:

No one thing “caused” coronavirus 
but you know who did?

jesus

I think it was Madonna to try to stop the Chromatica era

try to prove me wrong

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3 minutes ago, iAstroLeo said:

I think it was Madonna to try to stop the Chromatica era

try to prove me wrong

I'd say Katy Cats, literally cats 

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Our species is great isn't it?! 98% of living creatures are either humans or animals we domesticated (dogs cows pigs chickens cats etc)

Aren't we a bless?

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The irony, then, that something like Tiger King was the IT show when the pandemic started.