By the second week of the latest Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, it was already clear that containing the spread of the haemorrhagic disease was proving to be difficult.
Every year, millions of creatures and plants are traded for food, pets, fashion, curios and traditional medicines. Some end up as hunting trophies. There’s a mechanism to regulate this, but it isn’t working. The problem has a fix, but it will take audacity.
As a forward, of types, to Don Pinnock’s article in this month’s publication, I would like to precis his article in the Daily Maverick of the 6th December 2022 titled: The sad truth is, most humans don’t give a damn about nature.
