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Media Advisory: 69�� LIVE on Habitat Destruction and Viral Spillover

Andy Fell — November 03, 2020 - 8:06am

* Nov. 5, 11 a.m. — As more people move into wild habitats around the world, for farming, logging, mining or just somewhere to live, they can come in contact with viruses that circulate in wild animals, such as Ebola or coronaviruses. These new viruses could bring new pandemics. How does the human impact on the environment increase the risks of viruses spilling over? How can we protect the health of wild animals, people and ecosystems at the same time?

Expert Marcela Uhart on Wildlife Trade and Pandemics

Katherine E Kerlin — October 29, 2020 - 7:00am

Marcela Uhart, a wildlife veterinarian with the 69�� School of Veterinary Medicine, is available to discuss the intersections between pandemics, biodiversity loss and the wildlife trade. This is the focus of her expert contribution in a report released today by the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services.

Roadkill Declines as COVID-19 Continues

Katherine E Kerlin — June 25, 2020 - 1:50pm

Fewer wild animals, including threatened mountain lions, are becoming roadkill during shelter-in-place orders, finds a study on three states from the University of California, Davis.

Using traffic and collision data collected from California, Idaho and Maine, the researchers found that wildlife-vehicle conflict has declined by 21 percent to 56 percent from early March to mid-April, following government stay-at-home orders.

69���� Karen C. Drayer Wildlife Health Center Content

Media Advisory: 69���� LIVE on Habitat Destruction and Viral Spillover

Expert Marcela Uhart on Wildlife Trade and Pandemics

Roadkill Declines as COVID-19 Continues

69�� Karen C. Drayer Wildlife Health Center Content

Media Advisory: 69�� LIVE on Habitat Destruction and Viral Spillover