"Inside the thriving wild-animal markets that could start the next pandemic"

Content warning: pictures of dead animals

The article has a paywall after a good chunk of "free" text. It's not clear to me how much of the many $billions market for these animals is for scams like selling parts for "medicinal properties", but there's clearly a lot. It's another reminder of why pseudoscience needs to be fought.

I'm getting really tired of human greed and stupidity.

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-01690-z

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Exclusive: Inside the thriving wild-animal markets that could start the next pandemic

Live-animal markets are a natural laboratory for viruses to evolve and spark deadly outbreaks, yet scientists lack support to study the risks they pose.