Claim: UN report says up to 850,000 animal viruses could be caught by humans, unless we protect nature • Watts Up With That?

Claim: UN report says up to 850,000 animal viruses could be caught by humans, unless we protect nature

Human damage to biodiversity is leading us into a pandemic era. The virus that causes COVID-19, for example, is linked to similar viruses in bats, which may have been passed to humans via pangolins or another species.