Public perception of wildlife consumption and trade during the COVID-19 outbreak

Shi, Xiangying; Zhang, Xiaochuan; Xiao, Lingyun; Li, Binbin V.; Liu, Jinmei; Yang, Fangyi; Zhao, Xiang; Cheng, Ce; Lü, Zhi

doi:10.17520/biods.2020134

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“…The findings somewhat align with a recent study regarding Chinese public opinions on revising legislation and policy related to wildlife consumption and trade management. Due to the perceived threat of the Covid-19 outbreak, more than 90% of the respondents support more stringent policies and legislation on wildlife trade, consumption, and commercial exhibitions [59]. Shi et al also note that the support is more prevalent among educated and urban people.…”

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Predictors of support for biodiversity loss countermeasures and bushmeat consumption among Vietnamese urban residents

Nguyen¹,

Jones²

2021

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Biodiversity loss is happening at an unprecedented rate, especially in countries like Vietnam with rich biodiversity and high population growth rate. One of the main causes of biodiversity loss in Vietnam is increasing bushmeat consumption in urban areas. To help mitigate the demand for bushmeat, this study aims to examine the associations between biodiversity loss perceptions, attitude towards the prohibition of illegal wildlife consumption, and bushmeat consumption behaviors among urban residents in Vietnam. The investigation employed the Bayesian Mindsponge Framework (BMF) on 535 respondents from multiple urban areas across Vietnam. We found that people perceiving environmental degradation, losses of economic growth, nature-based recreation opportunities, health, and knowledge as consequences of biodiversity loss were more likely to support the prohibition of illegal wildlife consumption. Although urban residents tended to consume bushmeat less frequently if they perceived losses of economic growth and knowledge as consequences of biodiversity loss, the perception of environmental degradation had an opposite effect on the behavior. Additionally, people consuming bushmeat frequently and supporting the biodiversity loss preventive measure seemed to share similar features: high income and educational levels. These paradoxical results hint at the existence of cultural additivity effects on psychology and behavior among Vietnamese urban residents. Given the influence of cultural additivity, It is recommended to put tougher measures (e.g. financial punishment) into perspective so that urban people can recognize the high “cost” of bushmeat consumption and change their attitude and behaviors accordingly. Apart from that, social marketing, demarketing, or educational campaigns should convey knowledge and information that can help receivers relate to their subjective cost-benefit judgements.

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Predictors of support for biodiversity loss countermeasures and bushmeat consumption among Vietnamese urban residents

Nguyen¹,

Jones²

2021

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“…Observed attitude changes toward the trade in wildlife among the Chinese population (Shi et al, 2020 ) have been seen as a positive indicator of both reduced consumption and disease risk. However, the continued post-SARS wildlife trade, together with evidence from this study regarding changes in public knowledge over time, indicates that a general emphasis on the threat is inadequate to sustain public awareness.…”

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“…The Huanan market in Wuhan was immediately closed following the identification of its association with COVID-19, and a national ban on the consumption of terrestrial wildlife was enacted (Xinhua News Agency, February 24, 2020b ). Following the emergence of COVID-19, a survey of 74,040 Chinese citizens found that more than 90% of respondents supported more stringent wildlife trade policies, and some respondents expressed a willingness to stop consuming wildlife (Shi et al 2020 ). However, similar changes in attitudes toward the wildlife trade and conservation were observed in China before and after the SARS outbreak (Yang et al 2007 ).…”

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Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice Regarding Zoonotic Risk in Wildlife Trade, Southern China

Daszak

Chmura

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Current wildlife trade practices in China lead to significant interactions between humans and animals and drive the emergence of zoonotic diseases. The at-risk behaviors, knowledge, and attitudes that influence health-related behaviors in relation to animal contact and safety measures in the trade remain poorly understood. A self-administered questionnaire survey was conducted among 947 adult Internet users in three provinces in southern China to assess knowledge, perceived disease risks, at-risk behaviors, and the association of these factors with other demographic factors among the target population. Few of the participants possessed sufficient knowledge of zoonotic diseases. Although most participants were opposed to the use of wild animal resources, many reported keeping wild animals as pets (30.7%) and eating wild animals (30.5%). The majority of participants (76.3%) believed the disease transmission via wildlife trade, but few connected contact with animals to sickness (18.5%) and only slightly more than half sought post-exposure treatment (54.4%). These results reveal low levels of knowledge and perceived risk regarding disease emergence from the animal–human interactions in wildlife trade and uncover the gaps in knowledge and attitudes as key challenges to the development of health behavior change interventions pertaining to wildlife trade. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s10393-021-01532-0.

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“…Based on practice survey, the overwhelming majorities (>90%) of the respondents in the survey support more stringent policy and legislation on wildlife consumption, trade, and commercial exhibitions. The comprehensive prohibition on illegal wildlife trade and the elimination of abusive wild animals eating habits has a wide public base [ 24 ]. This means that the existing wild animals consumption groups tend to stop consuming after the COVID-19, and the future wild animals consumption market will be greatly reduced, the wide public support determines the applicability and effectiveness of wild animal legislation.…”

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Legislation advancement of one health in China in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic: From the perspective of the wild animal conservation law

Fang

Song

2021

One Health

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The outbreak of COVID-19 epidemic is endangering the health of all humans and requires the urgent attention and active response of all countries and all areas of society. Existing studies have shown that wild animals are one of the sources of high-risk virus infection affecting human health, and human activities have largely shaped the routes of virus transmission. To protect wildlife is to protect human health. We should follow the concept of One Health to make corresponding legislation, so as to better coordinate the relationship among human health, animal health and environmental health. Since the outbreak of COVID-19 epidemic, China has taken many effective measures to prevent its spreading, including revision of the Wild Animal Conservation Law. All sectors of the Chinese society have issued a strong appeal to pursue One Health and even specific legislative proposals. Because the current Wild Animal Conservation Law fails to properly reflect the concept of One Health, which is the root cause of the imperfect design of the system and the key to the unsatisfactory effectiveness of the legal application. China's new Wild Animal Conservation Law is expected to make a large-scale and systematic revision, which should fully implement the concept of One Health.

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Public perception of wildlife consumption and trade during the COVID-19 outbreak

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Predictors of support for biodiversity loss countermeasures and bushmeat consumption among Vietnamese urban residents

Predictors of support for biodiversity loss countermeasures and bushmeat consumption among Vietnamese urban residents

Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice Regarding Zoonotic Risk in Wildlife Trade, Southern China

Legislation advancement of one health in China in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic: From the perspective of the wild animal conservation law

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