A new report examining the zoonotic (from animals to humans) disease risks associated with animal markets has been released by the Animal Law & Policy Program at Harvard and the Center for Animal and the Environmental Protection at New York University.
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The global review includes case studies of 15 countries and examines in detail the risks associated with trade in wildlife including illegal trade in parrots and other birds.
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WPT’s Director of Bird Trade programs, Dr Rowan Martin, was among a number of experts interviewed as part of the project and shared findings from WPT’s investigations into the parrot trade and research on diseases among parrots seized from illegal traffickers.
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Warning: images in the embedded report may be disturbing to some readers.