BFM 89.9

HIGHLIGHTS  GE15
Podcast  >  Bigger Picture  >  The Daily Digest  >  A cauldron of contagion - why the ban on wildlife markets should be permanent

A cauldron of contagion - why the ban on wildlife markets should be permanent

Kanitha Krishnasamy, Director, TRAFFIC Southeast Asia

31-Jan-20 14:30

A cauldron of contagion - why the ban on wildlife markets should be permanent

The spread of a deadly strain of coronavirus, sourced to a wildlife market in Wuhan and now a global health emergency, has put China’s live wild animal trade into the limelight. On January 26th, China announced a ban on its wild animal trade until the crisis is over. Should this become a permanent ban, not just in China but across the world?

Produced by: Juliet Jacobs

Presented by: Juliet Jacobs, Lim Sue Ann, Sharmilla Ganesan


This and more than 60,000 other podcasts in your hand. Download the all new BFM mobile app.

Categories:  SMEMarketsEnvironmentSciencePoliticsLaw and Legal MattersHealth PolicyDiseases and ConditionsMental HealthHealthy LivingFitnessFoodEntrepreneurshipBusiness AnalysisTrends and ForecastsSocial IssuesHistoryPeople and PlacesMedical Innovation and Technology

Tags:  The Bigger PictureThe Daily DigestCOVID-192019nCoVnovel coronavirus (2019-nCoV)2019-nCoV acute respiratory diseaseWuhan coronavirusThe Huanan Seafood MarketChinese Center for Disease Control and Preventionzoonotic diseaseswildlife marketsbatswildlife trade


Share this podcast




Play / Pause

Listen now : Live & Learn:

Today’s Shows



6:00 AM

The 6AM Stretch

7:00 AM

World Market Watch

7:15 AM

Morning Brief

8:00 AM

The Breakfast Grille

Sheyantha Abeykoon, Group CEO of Boost

8:30 AM

Morning Brief

9:00 AM

Opening Bell

9:35 AM

The Property Show

10:05 AM

Open For Business

Gil Carmo, CEO & Founder, iMotorbike

11:05 AM

HerVantage

Nadia Ismadi, Co-Founder & CEO, POD

12:00 PM

Enterprise Biz Bytes

Faizal Ahmad, Founder, CEO & CTO of Rivil, & Paul Rogers, Founder and CEO of the Watertree Project

1:00 PM

The Breakfast Grille Repeat

Sheyantha Abeykoon, Group CEO of Boost

2:05 PM

Live & Learn

3:05 PM

Earth Matters

Messy Forest Data Messes Conservation

4:05 PM

Health & Living

Brain Waves: Zombie (Cells) In Your Brain

5:00 PM

The Evening Edition

5:35 PM

Today On Twitter

6:05 PM

Inside Story

7:05 PM

The Evening Edition

7:35 PM

Popcorn Culture - Review

Shazam! Fury of the Gods

8:00 PM

Cruise Control

Daniel Fernandez, dsf.my | Ariff Roose | Richard Bradbury

10:00 PM

The Pulse