"Covid Lockdowns Shifted Animal Mobility Patterns"

A study of GPS tracking data on land animals during Covid-19 closures showed they roamed farther and appeared more relaxed without humans around to bother them. The study involved 175 wildlife researchers and tracked 2,300 terrestrial mammals, including bears, deer, elephants, and giraffes. The research suggests that even small changes in human behavior could be quite beneficial for wildlife. The anthropause allowed ecologists to show how perceptive other creatures are to the presence of humans and how quickly they can alter their behavior when we aren’t bothering them.