The coronavirus pandemic has caused increased support for the closure of markets selling illegal wildlife across Southeast Asia. That information comes from a recent public opinion study by the World Wildlife Fund. The non-profit group based in Switzerland surveyed about 5,000 people in March in three Southeast Asian nations and in Hong Kong and Japan. About 93 percent of people who answered questions said illegal markets selling wildlife should be closed to prevent future pandemics. Scientists believe it is likely that the virus came from a wildlife market in the Chinese city of Wuhan. Bats, pangolins and other animals known to spread coronaviruses are kept close to each other in very bad conditions in such markets.
Title: Scientists Encourage the Limit of Wildlife Trade
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data-end-time='35500'>The non-profit group based in Switzerland surveyed about 5,000 people in March in three Southeast Asian nations and in Hong Kong and Japan.</span> <span data-start-time='35500' data-end-time='48729'>About 93 percent of people who answered questions said illegal markets selling wildlife should be closed to prevent future pandemics.</span> <span data-start-time='48729' data-end-time='59146'>Scientists believe it is likely that the virus came from a wildlife market in the Chinese city of Wuhan.</span> <span data-start-time='59146' data-end-time='72188'>Bats, pangolins and other animals known to spread coronaviruses are kept close to each other in very bad conditions in such markets.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' 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