🦠'There are 1.7 million undiscovered #viruses lurking in mammals & birds, half of which may have the ability to infect people. #Pandemics are growing in number as human activities place more stress on the #environment'🌿 —@Sarah_Gibbens via @NatGeo nationalgeographic.com/envir…

Protecting land and animals will mitigate future pandemics, report says

The same forces driving extinction, habitat loss, and climate change will also lead to future pandemics, say an international group of scientists.

nationalgeographic.com

Nov 19, 2020 · 8:22 AM UTC

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Replying to @IPBES @JohnEScanlon @Sarah_Gibbens @NatGeo
This sentence has the potential to increase fear of wildlife: "There are 1.7 million undiscovered #viruses lurking in mammals & birds, half of which may have the ability to infect people."
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