According to the survey on wildlife trade in Hong Kong, about 93 percent of respondents would like to support the efforts of the local governments and health ministries in taking actions against illegal and unregulated markets that sell wild animals. Approximately 80 percent of the respondents believed the closure of the illegal wildlife market would prevent the spread of a similar disease in the future.
Likelihood to support illegal and unregulated wildlife market closure in Hong Kong as of March 2020
Original question: How likely would you be to support the efforts by governments and health ministries to close all illegal and unregulated markets selling wildlife (i.e., animals coming from the wild, direct from nature such as bats, pangolins, and civet cats, not livestock which are farmed)in your country?
Respondents were randomly selected and were representative of gender and age of the online population of their respective market.
For the purpose of this survey, ‘wild animals’ are defined as non-domesticated,
non-livestock terrestrial animals (non-insect and non-aquatic).
Note: Values may not add up to 100 percent due to possible non-responses or other reasons not stated by the source.
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WWF. (April 6, 2020). Likelihood to support illegal and unregulated wildlife market closure in Hong Kong as of March 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 30, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1112440/hong-kong-likelihood-to-support-illegal-wildlife-market-closure/
WWF. "Likelihood to support illegal and unregulated wildlife market closure in Hong Kong as of March 2020." Chart. April 6, 2020. Statista. Accessed June 30, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1112440/hong-kong-likelihood-to-support-illegal-wildlife-market-closure/
WWF. (2020). Likelihood to support illegal and unregulated wildlife market closure in Hong Kong as of March 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 30, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1112440/hong-kong-likelihood-to-support-illegal-wildlife-market-closure/
WWF. "Likelihood to Support Illegal and Unregulated Wildlife Market Closure in Hong Kong as of March 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Apr 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1112440/hong-kong-likelihood-to-support-illegal-wildlife-market-closure/
WWF, Likelihood to support illegal and unregulated wildlife market closure in Hong Kong as of March 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1112440/hong-kong-likelihood-to-support-illegal-wildlife-market-closure/ (last visited June 30, 2022)
