'The choice is in our hands' - Irish environmentalist warns of more pandemics unless action taken

An Irish environmentalist and priest has warned that humankind needs to 'drastically' change its treatment of the natural world or face more regular pandemics.

Columban priest, Fr Sean McDonagh, said he believes Covid-19 and other recent pandemics are linked to the destruction of the natural world and biodiversity loss which is forcing animals together that would normally never come across each other in the wild.