The wildlife trade encompasses all major branches of the biological tree of life
Tuesday, May 26, 2020 - 11:50
in Biology & Nature
Besides being a major threat to biodiversity, the wildlife trade can be a cause of global public health issues and hundreds of billions of dollars of economic damage around the world from disease outbreaks, as might be the case for COVID-19. Despite its major ecological and socio-economic importance, no comprehensive analysis has been made of the global patterns of the wildlife trade.