Bangladesh, July 12 -- Wildlife crime like selling of wild animals in open markets is a threat to both environment and human health as it can increase the transmission of diseases that spread from animals to humans.

The findings were revealed in 'World Wildlife Crime Report 2020', produced by the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), reports UN News.

The report disclosed that zoonotic diseases represent up to 75 percent of all emerging infectious diseases and include the new coronavirus that caused the global pandemic.

Ghada Waly, executive director, UNODC, said "Transnational organized crime networks are reaping the profits of wildlife crime, but it is the poor who are paying the price."

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The report h...