It is the best of times for the environment, it is the worst of times for economic development, it is the age of wisdom for those willing to learn their lessons, it is the age of foolishness for those inclined to just condemn and criticize or forward fake news, it is the epoch of belief for those who turned to their respective faiths or science for a solution, it is the epoch of incredulity for those suddenly stricken with the disease, it is the season of Light for all those

Whilst blogging on the fact that the latest pandemic has taught us some valuable environmental lessons, it also dawned to me that there seems to be a distinct connection between animals and pandemics. I found this wonderful site which you must browse (I have reproduced one of their infographics below which is relevant to this subject). Then, I set about doing some basic internet research on the causes of these pandemics. In the previous article, I endeavoured to give a diff

No pandemic, plague or epidemic has spread such devastation as the Black Death as far as recorded human history is concerned. Also known as the Great Bubonic Plague or the Pestilence, it resulted in almost 200 million deaths, peaking in Europe from 1347 to 1351. The world population at that time was estimated to be around 500 million and the scourge was believed to have decimated 50-60% of Europe's population. The plague, caused by Yersinia pestis, was carried by ground rod