A new study analysing 40 years of wildlife trade data has found that such practices significantly increase the risk of pathogen transmission between animals and humans. Researchers noted that wild mammals are 1.5 times more likely to share infectious agents with humans, with illegal wildlife trade further heightening the threat

With body parts intact yet fatal blood loss detected, the SGNP leopard’s death has raised troubling questions about how the injury occurred and whether someone or something caused it