Wildlife is reclaiming Yosemite National Park: The air is crystal clear. ‘The bear population has quadrupled’ If tourists could visit, they might feel as if they’ve been transported to another time, before millions of people began motoring into the valley https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-04-13/yosemite-national-park-closed-wildlife-waterfalls-muir

Wildlife is coming out of hiding now, as it did during previous government shutdowns of the park — in 1990, 1995, 2013 and 2019. The difference is that this park closure is expected to be the longest on record.

Here's a look at Yosemite National Park -- without millions of tourists that visit each year: