Coronavirus: Emboldened Animals Reclaim City Streets Amid lockdown
As the coronavirus pandemic leaves the world’s major cities
deserted by humans, animals have been spotted enjoying the peace and quiet.
The global outbreak of the virus has seen many countries
such as Spain, Italy, Japan and Chile, as well as the UK, impose a lockdown on
citizens.
But mother nature is making the most of the situation, with
various wild animals spotted reclaiming the streets of some of the world’s most
densely populated areas.
In the north Wales seaside town of Llandudno, mountain goats
were seen roaming free on the streets after coming down from the hilly
grasslands of the Orme.
A local councillor told the BBC that the herd was drawn this
time by the lack of people and tourists due to the COVID-19 outbreak and
resulting quarantine measures.
In Odisha, India, Olive Ridley turtles were seen along the
coastline in their hundreds undisturbed by human interference.
In east London, a herd of 100 deer, believed to have come
from nearby Dagnam Park, got comfortable at a housing estate in Harold Hill.
Similar scenes have been captured in the ancient Japanese
capital of Nara, where around 100 deer were seen casually walking around the
city.
Deer normally walk around the parkland, where they are fed
by tourists, but they’re now straying further into the city streets than usual
to look for food.
Spotted deer were also seen wandering along a road in the
city of Tirupati, in India’s populous Uttar Pradesh region, during the nation’s
lockdown of 1.3 billion people.
In the north of Italy, wild boar have been seen roaming
regions such as Bergamo, with one filmed tottering through empty cobbled
streets with her little ones in tow.
Paris has also become a playground for a pack of wild boar
making the most of quieter-than-usual city, while crowds in the French capital
have vanished during lockdown.
And in the Chilean capital Santiago, Puma were seen on the
streets of the city, the fourth most populous metropolis in South America.
According to Chile’s Agricultural and Livestock Service
(SAG), puma came down from the nearby mountains in search for food as less
people are seen in the streets due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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