Scales tip in favour of pangolins as hosts of Coronavirus ‘transition’
As the Covid-19 pandemic spreads its tentacles across all continents except Antarctica, scientists in China and the US are racing to pin down its biological origins. Mounting findings across the globe highlight the world’s most trafficked mammal as the likely pandemic carrier.
From coronavirus to antibiotics: the ways we use animals ‘still risks spreading disease’
Experts agree it all began in an animal market in China – but there are other threats from the way we live, too. As scientists race to develop a vaccine to help curb the coronavirus in future, others are looking back at how it began, with a view to preventing future outbreaks.
Shark fin bill: A significant step in the right direction | State Rep. Kristin Jacobs
SB 680 is not only good for the future of sharks, it’s good for divers, fishers, the environment and our economy. It’s precisely why this environmentalist stands solidly in support and why I urge Gov. Ron DeSantis to sign it into law, state Rep. Kristin Jacobs writes in an op-ed
Coronavirus Spreads to Sub-Saharan Africa
Peacocks, porcupines and pangolins among species bred on 20,000 farms closed in wake of virus