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These smaller species are reservoirs of contagious diseases that can lead to pandemics. But these two hunters in the Congo Basin region were part of a groundbreaking initiative that granted their village control of 37,000 acres of forest, enabling them to protect the land from the most destructive hunting, logging and farming practices that increase the risk of zoonotic infection.  If replicated worldwide alongside other protected areas, such systems of local control could help counter another catastrophic spillover event.  Hunting in healthy ecosystems is not risk-free - all animals carry viruses, not least primates whose genetic similarity to humans makes exposure risky. But hunting in disrupted habitats increases the likelihood of encountering the most pestilent animals.

Central african republicUnited kingdomVincent denguemRory gibbJoe eisenJospin singombeSagan friantBienvenu kemandaRoger gougouJean mombTheodore goliUniversity college londonRainforest foundation mr eisenPenn state universityRainforest foundation united kingdomCongo basin