Reflection: An update on China’s wild meat consumption since COVID-19

Lin, Junfan

doi:10.1080/07409710.2021.1901391

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“…Research in China post-Covid-19 has found evidence for decreased wildlife consumption (Liu et al, 2020a,b; Lin, 2021), although this could be motivated by legal enforcement or social stigmatization (Lin, 2021) as well as awareness of food safety (Li & Wang, 2021) and proximity to Covid-19 outbreaks (Zhang et al, 2022). Attitudes towards wildlife consumption in China post-Covid-19 are often complex; in another China-based study, although almost 80% of respondents believed that the wildlife trade facilitated disease transmission, 31% continued to consume wild animals (Li et al, 2021).…”

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“…This suggests that support for policies to protect wildlife and human health can still be harnessed even if research on the origins of Covid-19 is politicized or still in progress (Zhu et al, 2023). However, the current literature on China post-Covid-19 focuses on wildlife consumption patterns (Lin, 2021; Zhang et al, 2022) rather than support for particular regulations such as bans. More work needs to be done to investigate support for regulatory frameworks in China post-Covid-19 and specifically to model how perceptions of the relationship between wildlife consumption and zoonotic risk combine with other variables to influence support for wildlife policies.…”

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Support for wildlife consumption bans and policies in China post-Covid-19

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Zhu

Chen

2023

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The Covid-19 pandemic, which probably arose from zoonotic sources, has provoked wide-ranging discussion on which wildlife policies can best prevent future pandemics. More work needs to be done to investigate support for regulatory frameworks in China post-Covid-19 and specifically to model how perceptions of the relationship between wildlife consumption and risk of zoonotic diseases combine with other variables to influence support for wildlife policies. We report on a 2021 quantitative survey conducted in China. The objectives were to measure attitudes towards the current wildlife consumption ban and wildlife regulations in China and to model which variables correlate with support for bans on wild-caught and farmed wildlife. The sample was almost evenly split between considering the ban on wild animal consumption in China to be adequate (45%) or not strict enough (42%). Protection against future pandemics and protection of the environment were motivators for supporting the ban for c. 80% of respondents. The results also indicated strong support for wildlife bans. A majority of respondents supported bans of both wild-caught and farmed wildlife, although support for bans of wild-caught animals was greater for most taxa. Furthermore, the perceived zoonotic risk of a taxon was a more prevalent correlate of support for a ban for wild-caught wildlife than for farmed wildlife. Our results indicate substantial support for the current wildlife consumption ban in China, and opportunities to further mitigate the environmental and zoonotic risks of wildlife consumption.

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Support for wildlife consumption bans and policies in China post-Covid-19

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Zhu

Chen

2023

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“…The wildlife trade is a major cause of species loss and is one of the main causes of disease transmission ( Liew et al, 2021 , Wikramanayake et al, 2021 ). COVID-19 has thus been seen as an alarm call, raising public and policymakers’ awareness and commitment to addressing this challenge ( Lin, 2021 ). Previous studies have found COVID-19 to have multiple and multifaceted impacts on wildlife trading and farming, both positive and negative.…”

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COVID-19 impacts, opportunities and challenges for wildlife farms in Binh Duong and Ba Ria Vung Tau, Vietnam

Pham

Tang

Nguyen

et al. 2022

Global Ecology and Conservation

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Nationwide law enforcement impact on the pet bird trade in China

Liang,

Hu,

Zhong

et al. 2024

Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A.

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Conservation enforcement is a direct strategy to combat illegal wildlife trade in open markets. Yet, its large-scale effectiveness has not been widely assessed due to the lack of extensive market data. Between August 2016 and June 2017, a national coordinated enforcement campaign led by the leading Chinese authority to combat illegal migratory bird trade coincided with the largest-ever pet bird market survey across China by voluntary birdwatchers before and after the enforcement, which served as a unique natural experiment. Across 73 markets from 22 Chinese provinces, the dataset contains 140,723 birds of 346 species from 48 families and recorded a drastic decline in bird abundance traded after enforcement. Notably, species protected under China's Wildlife Protection Law declined significantly, while commercially bred species increased, although responses to enforcement were spatially heterogeneous. Our model showed that the national protection level was the best predictor for the trend of traded species, even after accounting for confounding factors such as regional baseline enforcement pressure and wild native bird populations. However, the widely traded native songbirds were not offered adequate national protection. Future policies should consider the pet bird trade patterns, target key areas of trade, and develop a more systematic market survey design to monitor trade.

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Reflection: An update on China’s wild meat consumption since COVID-19

Cited by 6 publications

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Support for wildlife consumption bans and policies in China post-Covid-19

Support for wildlife consumption bans and policies in China post-Covid-19

COVID-19 impacts, opportunities and challenges for wildlife farms in Binh Duong and Ba Ria Vung Tau, Vietnam

Nationwide law enforcement impact on the pet bird trade in China

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