Current Events 2024 Animals And Humans. Reducing the threats to migratory species will require global efforts, experts say, as so many animals who make these regular journeys cross international borders, whether on land, or in the sea. In 2024, a number of new animal species were discovered (and rediscovered!) including snakes, dinosaurs, jaguars, and more.

Humans pass on more viruses to domestic and wild animals than we catch from them, according to a major new analysis of viral genomes by ucl. This year’s horizon scan includes 15 key issues looming over biodiversity in 2024: