Every year, hundreds of humans and thousands of animals die due to human-wildlife conflicts (HWC).
Never before have we seen how the human use of wildlife can yield such catastrophe, as we have with COVID-19. The current available evidence indicates COVID-19 was first transmitted in a wildlife market in Wuhan.
Conflicts between humans and wildlife have been a common occurrence since civilization came into existence. Humans have repeatedly been forced to hive off vast swathes of land that was initially home for wildlife to create their homes.
