#Act4 Wildlife American physician and immunologist Dr Anthony Fauci, one of the nation’s leading coronavirus pandemic experts, has called for a global shut down of wet markets. Dr Anthony Fauci demands global shutdown of wet markets 14 April 2020
#Act4 Wildlife Warning comes as destruction of nature increasingly seen as key driver of zoonotic diseases Ban wildlife markets to avert pandemics, says UN biodiversity chief 14 April 2020
#Act4 Wildlife Conservation experts say the coronavirus pandemic, which likely originated at a market selling wild animals in China, is a watershed moment for curbing the global wildlife trade, which can drive extinction and spread disease. Coronavirus: Putting the spotlight on the global wildlife trade 14 April 2020
#Act4 Wildlife The new coronavirus, which has traversed the globe to infect more than 1 million people, began like so many pandemics and outbreaks before: inside an animal. The next pandemic is already coming, unless humans change how we interact with wildlife, scientists say 14 April 2020
#Act4 Wildlife More must be done to stem flow of disease-carrying animals, MEPs say. Coronavirus fuels calls to clamp down on EU wildlife trade 14 April 2020 AAP
#Act4 Wildlife The COVID-19 crisis has prompted decision makers to clamp down on the legal and illegal trade of exotic animals in the EU. MEPs support call for an EU Positive List of species allowed as pets 8 April 2020 Eurogroup for Animals
#Act4 Wildlife Nadia, a tiger at the Bronx Zoo in New York, has become the first of her kind to test positive for the coronavirus. A tiger at the Bronx Zoo tests positive for coronavirus 6 April 2020
#Act4 Wildlife Eurogroup for Animals, its member organisations and many other bodies from the animal welfare movement - 241 in all - have sent a letter to the WHO asking for a permanent global ban on wildlife markets. Open letter to the WHO about COVID-19 health risks and wildlife markets 6 April 2020 WAP
#Act4 Wildlife Despite evidence the coronavirus pandemic spread to humans due to wildlife consumption, many regions including Africa, South East Asia and Australia are continuing to trade in wild animals. 'Streets of horror': Wildlife trade continues despite coronavirus warning 6 April 2020
#Act4 Wildlife Thousands of people have started to flood back into Chinese wet markets, with bats, rabbits and dogs still on offer despite the coronavirus outbreak. Coronavirus: Chinese wet markets still operational, despite COVID-19 30 March 2020
#Act4 Wildlife Shortages in funds, medicines and masks threaten charity work around the world. Wildlife rescue centres struggle to treat endangered species in coronavirus outbreak 30 March 2020
#Act4 Wildlife China’s National Health Commission published a list of recommended treatments, including injections that contain bear bile powder. China promotes bear bile as coronavirus treatment, alarming wildlife advocates 27 March 2020