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The best way to prevent more diseases from jumping from animals to humans is to stop deforestation and wildlife trading
Experts expect the world to see more animal-to-human disease spillover — unless we actively fight d…
Susie Neilson
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'Tiger King' star Bhagavan 'Doc' Antle has been indicted on wildlife trafficking and animal cruelty charges
Wildlife park owner "Doc" Antle was indicted on two felony counts and 13 misdemeanor counts, the At…
Darcy Schild
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Harrison Ford doesn't get why scientists are naming animals that 'terrify children' after him: 'I spend my free time cross-stitching'
A new species of snake in Peru has been named Tachymenoides harrisonfordi. The "Indiana Jones" star…
Callie Ahlgrim
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China just banned the trade and consumption of wild animals. Experts think the coronavirus jumped from live animals to people at a market.
"For cultural reasons in the region, people want to see the specific animals they're buying be slau…
Aylin Woodward
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'MasterChef Ecuador' is accused of giving contestants slabs of meat from endangered animals for a cooking challenge
An animal rights group says the show used endangered animals after a scene appeared to show shark, …
Maria Noyen
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Wildlife filmmaker Malaika Vaz says protecting wild habitats is imperative in preventing global health crises
Malaika Vaz, a National Geographic explorer and TV presenter, told Insider how conservation and sus…
Brea Cubit
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A 200-pound, 60-year-old tortoise has been found after escaping an enclosure and traveling through 2 counties
Sparkplug, an African tortoise, was picked up by a motorist who thought he was wild, and dropped of…
Kelly McLaughlin
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A 73-year-old in Colorado was fined more than $1,000 after her pet deer gored a woman walking her dog
Tynette Housley, 73, was cited on misdemeanor charges of illegal possession of wildlife and illegal…
Kelly McLaughlin
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A conservation biologist says the animals in 'Tiger King' were just 'background noise' to human drama
Conservation biologist Imogene Cancellare told Insider the buzz around the show has been about the …
Robert Annis
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Jeffery Epstein's private Caribbean island has reportedly become a tourist attraction after his sex trafficking charges and apparent suicide
One of Jeffrey Epstein's private islands in the Caribbean has become a tourist draw in light of the…
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Dutch authorities ordered 10,000 mink to be culled in case they became a 'reservoir' of COVID-19 — but animal rights activists have postponed their deaths
The Dutch government ordered mink at nine farms to be destroyed, fearing they could form a "reservo…
Julian Kossoff
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Udta Machhli: Cocaine-infused sharks have been found infesting Rio’s waters in Brazil!
Scientists have found sharks high on cocaine off the coast of Rio! What's next for these party anim…
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Montana rancher paid $4,200 to clone a dead sheep and launched a farm of super hybrids worth up to $550,000
A Montana man was charged with selling the DNA and offspring of a cloned Marco Polo sheep, a breed …
Jenny McGrath
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Photo shows an orphaned chimpanzee rescued from being sold as a pet in the Republic of Guinea
Photographer Roberto García-Roa snapped a picture of a chimp orphaned by poachers in the Republic o…
Maiya Focht
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Everything we know about the pangolin - the scaly mammal that may have spread the coronavirus to humans
A group of researchers from South China Agricultural University found that samples from coronavirus…
Aria Bendix,Aria Bendix
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The new coronavirus may have jumped to people from endangered pangolins, some researchers now suggest
A less likely candidate is snakes, despite a January 22 report from scientists who edit the Journal…
Aylin Woodward
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Experts think the Wuhan coronavirus jumped from bats to snakes to people. Bats have been the source of at least 4 pandemics.
"Governments must recognize the global public-health threats of zoonotic diseases," Christian Walze…
Aylin Woodward
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The 10 most important things in the world right now
9. Uber Technologies Inc. has secured a $1.15 billion leveraged loan, the latest capital infusion f…
Barbara Tasch
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Here Are The Most Ridiculous Laws In Every State
In 2012, Portage police Sgt. James Myers was fired for on-the-job misconduct, including allegedly c…