Covid-19 gives wild animals their groove back
Wild animals wander through deserted lock down cities around the world
WHILE most of the world’s human populations are at home in lockdown because of Covid-19, a number of wild animals have decided now is the time to come out and explore the empty streets of some of the world’s largest urban areas.
A civet cat was filmed roaming the streets of Kozhikode in the Indian state of Kerala recently, which went viral online.
Another reported incident saw a puma turning up in the centre of the Chilean capital Santiago, another city which is under curfew.
European animals also got in on the act, with wild boar descending from the hills around the Catalan city of Barcelona and ducks walking near the Comédie Française theatre in central Paris.
Dolphins have been spotted at seven ports in the Mediterranean, while foxes lead the charge into towns in France.
Animals and birds that normally live in urban parks, such as sparrows and pigeons, are also venturing beyond their usual territories.
In the Calanques National Park overlooking the Mediterranean near France’s second largest city of Marseille, wildlife is reclaiming their natural habitat with surprising speed owing to the reduction of human activity.
Despite the negative effects that human behaviour poses on nature, with all nature and conservation programmes halted, endangered species will have to try and survive on their own until human intervention returns.
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