Discussion of wildlife trade before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in professional opinion pieces and scientific articles.

ABSTRACT: Wildlife trade is a multi-billion-dollar sector that impacts a wide range of species, and thus is of significant research and conservation interest. Wildlife trade has also become a prominent topic in the public-facing media, where coverage has intensified following the outbreak of the global COVID-19 pandemic due to the potential connection between wildlife trade and the origin of the SARS Cov2 virus. Given the importance of the media in shaping public understanding and discourse of complex topics such as wildlife trade, this could impact the implementation of and public support for policy decisions. In this study, we followed a standardised protocol to extract wildlife trade-related discussion from 285 professional opinion pieces (NGO reports or articles in conservation-themed forums) an

SUBMITTER: Wang Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9411019 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature