The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, caused by zoonotic SARS-CoV-2, has important links to
biodiversity loss and ecosystem health. These links range from anthropogenic activities …

Avian influenza (AI) is an infectious viral disease of birds, including domestic poultry, which
has been causing outbreaks worldwide, leading to several millions of dead wild birds and …

Small and large scale pandemics are a natural phenomenon repeatably appearing
throughout history, causing ecological and biological shifts in ecosystems and a wide range …

Animal mass mortality events (MMEs) will increase with weather and climate extremes.
MMEs can add significant stress to ecosystems through extraordinary nutrient pulses or …

Hendra virus (HeV) is a highly pathogenic virus causing fatalities in humans and horses for
which the natural reservoir is pteropid bats (also called flying foxes). Anthropogenic …

Gray wolves Canis lupus comprise one of the most widely distributed carnivore species on
the planet, but they face myriad environmental and anthropogenic pressures. Previous …

The effects of zoonotic disease pandemics are so dire that strong preventive measures to
reduce interactions between people and wildlife species have been proposed, including …

Avian influenza (AI) is an infectious viral disease of birds, including domestic poultry, which
has been causing outbreaks worldwide, leading to several millions of dead wild birds and …

Previous studies found that higher species richness of predators could reduce spillover risks
of rodent-borne diseases. However, the effects on bat-borne diseases remains to be …

Background Filovirus disease is a highly pathogenic zoonosis of humans caused by the viral
genera Ebolavirusand Marburgvirus. A rich biodiversity of predators has been suggested to …