As COVID-19 spread across the world, countries and states ordered for people to stay at home. This massive change in human behavior gave wildlife the opportunity to roam without human interruption.
Stories of animals taking over cities and making a comeback popped up in the news from different areas from all over the world.
In this podcast, I summarize some of the newsworthy responses of animals during lockdown and talk about how unusual they really are (or aren’t).
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Blog posts and resources mentioned in Animals During Lockdown:
Urban Wildlife: Surprising Finds for Mammals on Camera Traps
Mammal communities are larger and more diverse in moderately developed areas
Wild animals are roaming the streets and reclaiming the world
Batu Caves in Malaysia: Color, Caves, and Monkeys!
Mumbai’s leopards have killed humans – but could they also be saving lives?
Do Kids Make Good Citizen Scientists? Discoveries from eMammal Camera Traps Around the World
Mammals turn to night life to avoid people
Poachers Kill More Rhinos as Coronavirus Halts Tourism to Africa
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