Coronavirus may put world’s great apes at risk

The World

The coronavirus is a public health crisis — and not just for humans. Primatologists worry that the impact of the virus when passed from humans to apes could be devastating. Host Marco Werman speaks to Dr. Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka, a veterinarian at Bwindi Impenetrable National Park in Uganda. She’s also founder of the nonprofit Conservation Through Public Health. 

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