'We did it to ourselves': scientist says intrusion into nature led to pandemic

Leading US biologist Thomas Lovejoy says to stop future outbreaks we need more respect for natural worldCoronavirus - latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe vast illegal wildlife trade and humanity's excessive intrusion into nature is to blame for the coronavirus pandemic, according to a leading US scientist who says "this is not nature's revenge, we did it to ourselves".Scientists are discovering two to four new viruses are created every year as a result of human infringement on the natural world, and any one of those could turn into a pandemic, according to Thomas Lovejoy, who coined the term "biological diversity" in 1980 and is often referred to as the godfather of biodiversity. Continue reading...