Did Bird Watchers REALLY Just Cause The Next Pandemic?

There have been a lot of headlines about the Hantavirus outbreak and the role that birders/bird watching may have played in the transmission. I go through the timeline, what is really important with the bird watching component, discuss if it's the next pandemic, and what you can do to prevent from getting it. You can support us on Ko-fi here! https://ko-fi.com/badgerlandbirding Join our email list! https://badgerlandbirding.eo.page/2dkyz Join our FREE communities Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/15w41xWVZL/ Discord: https://discord.gg/bZXD6ZwhnH Gear Links (As Amazon Associates or other affiliates we do earn from qualifying purchases) OM-SYTEM OM-1 Mark II and 150-600mm lens https://explore.omsystem.com/us/en/catalogsearch/result/?q=+OM-1+Mark+II Panasonic LUMIX FZ80 4K Digital Camera Used for most bird videos) - check credits as we do source some photos/videos elsewhere which is noted in the description https://amzn.to/3GZl3Mu Cayer FP2450 Fluid Head Tripod, 75 inches Aluminium Tripod Derek's lighter tripod https://amzn.to/3suX5CK Nikon D5300 Derek's vlogging and macro camera https://amzn.to/3HF8jeh Rode VideoMicPro Compact Directional On-Camera Microphone Derek's external microphone for Nikon D5300 https://amzn.to/3oH8YnS Connect with us! https://badgerlandbirding.wordpress.com https://www.instagram.com/badgerlandbirding/ https://www.facebook.com/BadgerlandBirding https://www.tiktok.com/@badgerlandbirding\ Screenshots used under fair use Gull in cover image by KenHewitt (Canva Pro License) Landfill in cover image by Collab Media (Canva Pro License) Some videos credited on screen used under Canva Pro License All other photos and videos by Derek and Ryan Sallmann Some photos used under the following licenses: CC by 2.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/ Public Domain (PD): https://creativecommons.org/public-domain/ #Birding #BirdWatching #badgerlandbirding 0:00 Intro 0:21 Timeline 1:46 Severity of the Virus 2:04 How is Bird Watching Involved? 2:52 Which this Strain is Different 3:12 Will this be the New Pandemic? 3:47 What Precautions Can You Take? 5:12 Final Thoughts