Climate Change
Mass Sloth Deaths in Florida Show Why the Wildlife Trade Is a Pandemic Risk
Necropsy reports from sloths imported by a planned Orlando tourist attraction document stressed animals riddled with bacteria, parasites and viruses. Scientists say the situation is a warning about the threat the booming wildlife trade poses to human health.
When pathologists cut open dead sloths from a planned Florida tourist attraction, they found a plethora of pathogens.
Mass Sloth Deaths in Florida Show Why the Wildlife Trade Is a Pandemic Risk