According to the survey on wildlife trade in Hong Kong, 70 percent of respondents found the closure of illegal and unregulated wildlife markets would be useful in preventing the spread of similar diseases in the future. A wet market that sells wild animals in Wuhan, China, was widely believed to be the source of COVID-19.
Perceived effectiveness of illegal and unregulated wildlife market closure in Hong Kong as of March 2020
Original question: How effective do you think a closure of markets where they sell animals which are coming from the wild (i.e., non-domesticated animals and not livestock such as bats, pangolins, and civet cats) would be to prevent similar epidemic diseases from happening in the future?
Respondents were randomly selected and were representative of gender and age of the online population of their respective market.
For the purpose of this survey, ‘wild animals’ are defined as non-domesticated,
non-livestock terrestrial animals (non-insect and non-aquatic).
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WWF. (April 6, 2020). Perceived effectiveness of illegal and unregulated wildlife market closure in Hong Kong as of March 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1112404/hong-kong-perceived-effectiveness-of-illegal-wildlife-market-closure/
WWF. "Perceived effectiveness of illegal and unregulated wildlife market closure in Hong Kong as of March 2020." Chart. April 6, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1112404/hong-kong-perceived-effectiveness-of-illegal-wildlife-market-closure/
WWF. (2020). Perceived effectiveness of illegal and unregulated wildlife market closure in Hong Kong as of March 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1112404/hong-kong-perceived-effectiveness-of-illegal-wildlife-market-closure/
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Perceived effectiveness of illegal and unregulated wildlife market closure in Hong Kong as of March 2020 [Graph], WWF, April 6, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1112404/hong-kong-perceived-effectiveness-of-illegal-wildlife-market-closure/
