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It& #39;s a Saturday, so here& #39;s a (fact-checked) thread about animals thriving while we& #39;re surviving.
Endangered Leatherback Turtles are breeding in record numbers. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/covid-19-restrictions-might-boost-leatherback-sea-turtle-nesting-180974728/">https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-new...
Animals are suffering through less noise pollution, meaning birds and whales don& #39;t have to shout over us as much any more. https://www.dw.com/en/coronavirus-lockdown-gives-animals-rare-break-from-noise-pollution/a-53106214">https://www.dw.com/en/corona...
The endangered pangolin, the world& #39;s most trafficked mammal, might have a chance at recovering their populations because the demand for them is a lot lower rn for, er, some reason... https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/apr/18/covid-19-a-blessing-for-pangolins">https://www.theguardian.com/environme...
An in fact, the illegal wildlife trade is under threat worldwide, as people become more and more aware of its dangers and Governments start ramping up efforts to prevent it. https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-52125309">https://www.bbc.com/news/scie...
Goats took over a Welsh seaside town, and not even getting arrested prevented them from living their best lives and seizing the means of production etc. https://twitter.com/AndrewStuart/status/1243329253288169473">https://twitter.com/AndrewStu...
Tourists are gone and air pollution is down, so Bears, coyotes, bobcats, wolves, and deer are all having a blast in Yosemite. I highly recommend following the park& #39;s feed for important updates. https://twitter.com/YosemiteNPS/status/1249880050343784448">https://twitter.com/YosemiteN...
Lions (and hyenas) have been spotted taking luxurious naps on sun-warmed roads in South Africa& #39;s Kruger National Park. Nature isn& #39;t necessarily healing, but some of it is at least having a good nap. https://twitter.com/SANParksKNP/status/1250453004094001152">https://twitter.com/SANParksK...
It& #39;s really difficult to gauge yet whether animal populations are legit going up, but we can already see that low/no tourism is impacting how marine life spreads and interacts, and it& #39;s cool as hell. Like what& #39;s happening in Hawaii rn. https://www.khon2.com/coronavirus/marine-life-improving-as-top-tourist-spots-remain-closed/">https://www.khon2.com/coronavir...
A LOT of animal misinformation/exaggeration is being spread, like the deer in East London (they& #39;re frequent visitors), & the flamingos in Mumbai (their population has tripled in 40 yrs). But a lot of it is down to ppl actually *noticing* animals more, which is nice as well.
The hyper-visibility of animals & a huge shift in how we live is already leading to small but significant changes, like this Elephant ride park removing the chains, and taking steps toward turning it into a more ethical & educational tourist destination. https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/thailand-elephant-ride-coronavirus-scli-intl/index.html">https://edition.cnn.com/travel/ar...
It& #39;s BS that nature is healing, what it& #39;s doing is reacting to swift changes in habitat; with good, but also, unfortunately some devastating outcomes. Like the many elephant parks in Thailand with populations now facing starvation, due to their captivity. https://drifttravel.com/world-animal-protection-launches-emergency-appeal-for-elephants-in-thailand-facing-starvation-due-to-covid-19/">https://drifttravel.com/world-ani...
Our choices always impact our environment, and they continue to do so in lockdown, with consequences we might not even see until it& #39;s too late. So use this time to think about that, while you watch this throwback to a penguin meeting a beluga whale in an empty @shedd_aquarium.
