Mankind’s encroachment on the habitats of wild animals could lead to more virus pandemics. So says a major study by wildlife experts. The closer we as a species get to them, the more risk there is to us. Have we brought this on ourselves?

Guests in Segment 1:

Dr Suresh Mittal

Professor of virology at Purdue University

Christian Walzer

Wildlife Conservation Society

Guests in Segment 2:

Carl Safina

Ecologist

Andrew Cunningham

Zoological Society of London

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