Since the #WildlifeTrade and #COVIDー19 are back in the news, might be a good time to share my @NatGeo story again: nationalgeographic.com/animals/2020/0… #Science #OneHealth @InsideNatGeo
This is what I want people to understand about the #WildlifeTrade and spread of diseases, from my personal experiences. We need to start fixing this *now*, before the next #wildlife or human pandemic: nationalgeographic.com/animals/2020/0… via @NatGeo #ScienceTwitter #SciComm #OneHealth Image
The reason I'm so passionate about this #WildlifeTrade issue is b/c I truly believe solutions already exist but the tools are spread across different agencies. What can be done? I'd love to help build a collaboration between @CDCgov, @USFWS, & @USDA as a place to start #OneHealth
If anyone has questions after reading my @NatGeo story above, please comment and let me know! I always appreciate questions. #SciComm #WildlifeTrade
Approximately 200 million live #animals are imported into the US every year. How many could be carrying diseases and haven't been studied? Here's my story for @NatGeo: nationalgeographic.com/animals/2020/0… #WildlifeTrade #health #biodiversity Image
"Although many controls have been implemented to combat illegal #WildlifeTrade, diseases that simultaneously hitchhike into the country on legally imported #wildlife continue to go largely unnoticed." Please read my story for @NatGeo at: nationalgeographic.com/animals/2020/0… #animals #health Image

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