Richard Kock | Covid-19 and Biodiversity

Richard Kock is a wildlife veterinary ecologist, infectious disease researcher and conservationist. He has worked almost entirely in the field of wildlife health and disease since 1980 with a focus on African and Asian ecosystems. He has a particular interest in One Health questions at the interface between animals, humans and environment and the role of food systems in disease emergence and environmental change. 40 years as a professional, 28 years attached to the Zoological Society of London and 9 years as a research academic with a chair in Wildlife Health and Emerging Diseases at the Royal Veterinary College, University of London. He was awarded an FAO international medal in 2010 in recognition of his work on morbilliviruses and global eradication of the first veterinary pathogen (rinderpest) important to food security.

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Agree, give nature a chance and let it be. If as much funds being spent on the new vaccine would actually be spent on nature and biodiversity protection this issue might not come up. Great talk