Problem
Listen to both the Living on Earth Trafficking and the Novel Coronavirus and the Houston PBS Podcast: New evidence for the Origin of SARS-CoV-2
1. How does habitat destruction increase the risk of zoonotic diseases?
2. What new evidence has been provided to support the hypothesis of a wet market/animal as the point of origin of the Covid-19 pandemic.
3. Discuss ways in which countries can slow or stop the illegal trafficking of wildlife and why this can be so difficult?