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Conservation
are saying that the trade in
could be greatly cut after the coronavirus pandemic has finished. They say that the virus
started at a market selling wild animals in China. The virus came from
a bat or an animal called a pangolin. It then crossed over to infect
. The conservation group Humane Society International said: "The consumption of
animals which can carry diseases that can cross the species barrier poses a
threat to human health." The Wildlife Conservation Society called for a
of animal markets that trade in wildlife. It said: "Not only will this help to prevent the
of disease, it will address one of the major drivers of species
."
