'Speculating which creature originally had the #coronavirus obscures a more fundamental source of our vulnerability to pandemics: the accelerating pace of habitat loss' Habitat loss increases likelihood species will come into contact w/ humans @thenation thenation.com/article/enviro…

Think Exotic Animals Are to Blame for the Coronavirus? Think Again.

Scientists have fingered bats and pangolins as potential sources of the virus, but the real blame lies elsewhere—with human assaults on the environment.

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Mar 24, 2020 · 12:15 PM UTC

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Brilliant
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If all countries every where would protected #Endangered and #wild species from illegal activities.......
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The #VectorBorneDiseases are usually confined to #wildlife that has #SpiltOverToPeople in areas undergoing rapid #ForestClearing.  youthkiawaaz.com/2020/03/how… #COVID19

Deforestation, Climate Change And Disease Outbreaks: Is There A Link?

The more we degrade and clear forest habitats, the more likely we’re going to find ourselves in those situations where epidemics of infectious diseases occur.

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And #Indigenous Peoples on the front lines, best guardians of these habitats, are desperate for help. See note from frontier of French Guiana, where border guards have scattered in fear of #coronavirus, letting in illegal gold miners from #Brazil.
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and the animals will be more likely to get sick if their environment is degraded
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poor little thing..he belongs to the wild life...not to the Wuhan market!
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Bats are beautiful. Don't blame bats. Don't hurt them.
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The source is selfishness and cruelty. They didn't come to us, WE came for THEM.
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Nothing exotic about it
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Bat SARS cannot spread to humans from bats, the virus can be taken from Bats and mixed in a Lab. this virus was man made.
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