The lives lost and economic costs of viral zoonotic pandemics have steadily increased over
the past century. Prominent policymakers have promoted plans that argue the best ways to …

Primates, represented by 521 species, are distributed across 91 countries primarily in the
Neotropic, Afrotropic, and Indo-Malayan realms. Primates inhabit a wide range of habitats …

The Anthropocene is characterized by unparalleled human impact on other species,
potentially ushering in the sixth mass extinction. Yet mitigation efforts remain hampered by …

Bats are an ecologically and taxonomically diverse group accounting for roughly a fifth of
mammalian diversity worldwide. Many of the threats bats face (eg, habitat loss, bushmeat …

Habitat transformations caused by human land-use change are considered major drivers of
ongoing biodiversity loss,–, and their impact on biodiversity is expected to increase further …

Most infectious diseases in humans originate from animals. In this paper, we explore the role
of animal farming and meat consumption in the emergence and amplification of infectious …

Tens of thousands of species are threatened with extinction as a result of human activities.
Here we explore how the extinction risks of terrestrial mammals and birds might change in …

Several hundred species are hunted for wild meat in the tropics, supporting the diets,
customs, and livelihoods of millions of people. However, unsustainable hunting is one of the …

Global biodiversity loss is a critical environmental crisis, yet the lack of spatial data on
biodiversity threats has hindered conservation strategies. Theory predicts that abrupt …

Hunting is a major driver of biodiversity loss, but a systematic large-scale estimate of hunting-
induced defaunation is lacking. We synthesized 176 studies to quantify hunting-induced …