Species and habitat specific changes in bird activity in an urban environment during Covid 19 lockdown DOI Creative Commons
Congnan Sun,

Yoel Hassin,

Arjan Boonman

et al.

eLife, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 12

Published: Aug. 15, 2023

Covid-19 lockdowns provided ecologists with a rare opportunity to examine how animals behave when humans are absent. Indeed many studies reported various effects of on animal activity, especially in urban areas and other human-dominated habitats. We explored Israel have influenced bird activity an environment by using continuous acoustic recordings monitor three common species that differ their level adaptation the ecosystem: (1) hooded crow, exploiter, which depends heavily anthropogenic resources; (2) rose-ringed parakeet, invasive alien has adapted exploit human (3) graceful prinia, adapter, is relatively shy can be found habitats shrubs prairies. Acoustic monitoring without effect observer animal. performed dense sampling 1.3 square km area northern Tel-Aviv placing 17 recorders for more than month different micro-habitats within this region including roads, residential parks. monitored both lockdown no-lockdown periods. portray complex dynamic system where specific depended environmental parameters decreases or increases habitat-dependent manner during lockdown. Specifically, exploiter decreased most lockdown, while adapter increased parks were Our results also demonstrate value environments specifically highlighting importance These species- habitat-specific changes might explain contradicting others who not habitat analysis.

Language: Английский

Species and habitat specific changes in bird activity in an urban environment during Covid 19 lockdown DOI Creative Commons
Congnan Sun,

Yoel Hassin,

Arjan Boonman

et al.

eLife, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 12

Published: Feb. 9, 2024

Covid-19 lockdowns provided ecologists with a rare opportunity to examine how animals behave when humans are absent. Indeed many studies reported various effects of on animal activity, especially in urban areas and other human-dominated habitats. We explored Israel have influenced bird activity an environment by using continuous acoustic recordings monitor three common species that differ their level adaptation the ecosystem: (1) hooded crow, exploiter, which depends heavily anthropogenic resources; (2) rose-ringed parakeet, invasive alien has adapted exploit human (3) graceful prinia, adapter, is relatively shy can be found habitats shrubs prairies. Acoustic monitoring without effect observer animal. performed dense sampling 1.3 square km area northern Tel-Aviv placing 17 recorders for more than month different micro-habitats within this region including roads, residential parks. monitored both lockdown no-lockdown periods. portray complex dynamic system where specific depended environmental parameters decreases or increases habitat-dependent manner during lockdown. Specifically, exploiter decreased most lockdown, while adapter increased parks were Our results also demonstrate value environments specifically highlighting importance These species- habitat-specific changes might explain contradicting others who not habitat analysis.

Language: Английский

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Illegal Hunting is a Major Threat to Important Wildlife Species of Mangla Dam Freshwater Reservoir DOI Open Access
Bushra Khan, Hamera Aisha, Arshia Mukhtar

et al.

Lahore Garrison University Journal of Life Sciences, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 8(1), P. 12 - 31

Published: March 15, 2024

One of the major cause biodiversity loss on a global scale is overexploitation biological resources. Illegal hunting at Mangla Dam Wetland focus present investigation, which aims to determine its extent and root causes. Field surveys, primary secondary data collection, scheduled meetings with relevant departments, communities, hunters made up research. Over decade, from 2011 2020, five different areas were monitored for instances birds, reptiles, mammals. In 2013, there 793 recorded cases hunting, in 2019 was dramatic fall (COVID-19). Pangolins, migratory wild boars, jungle hares, scorpions among most soughtafter illegally hunted animals. During research, 6416 illegal documented. index reached peak 22 during pastdecade. Game ease obtaining firearms (12 bore repeater), desire make money by locals animal dealers response poverty, poor law enforcement, general lack knowledge drivers illicit wildlife hunting. This prompted government take decisive action safeguarding animals through implementation stringent regulatory frameworks conservation initiatives.

Language: Английский

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Effects of COVID-19 Policy on Air Quality in Lagos State, Nigeria DOI Creative Commons

Chika Floyd Amaechi,

Alex Ajeh Enuneku,

Ugochinyere Stephanie Amadi

et al.

Deleted Journal, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Feb. 24, 2024

The decrease in air quality has been a major concern the world for decades, and it continued to worsen with toxic gases accumulating at exponential rates. atmosphere heavily polluted as result of anthropogenic activities, these activities were greatly reduced during COVID-19 pandemic when lockdown policy was imposed. study area, Lagos, is state Nigeria highest population count, making most susceptible spread coronavirus and, such, having strictest regulations. This seeks evaluate effects on Lagos State. adopted geographic information systems (GIS) remote sensing techniques. Goggle Earth Engine (GEE) Sentinel 5P (S5P) TROPOMI dataset used obtain results carbon monoxide (CO), sulphur dioxide (SO2), aerosols (particulate matter), nitrogen (NO2) through JavaScript coding year before (2019), (2020), after (2021). Results from revealed that 2020 had lower concentrations NO2, which increased 2021 human vehicular back normal. SO2 CO concen-trations higher than 2019 2021, suggesting loosely implemented. It recommended policymakers invest green technologies such solar minimize emissions, enforce strict emission standards industries vehicles limit release pollutants.

Language: Английский

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The effects of the decline in tourism during the COVID-19 lockdown on the wild mammal community in forest surrounding a theme park on the Mexican Caribbean DOI
Jonathan Pérez‐Flores, Edwin L. Hernández-Pérez,

Holger Weissenberger

et al.

Journal for Nature Conservation, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 81, P. 126693 - 126693

Published: July 27, 2024

Language: Английский

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Review of One Health in the Galápagos Islands (Part 2): climate change, anthropogenic activities, and socioeconomic sustainability DOI Creative Commons
Patricio Vega-Mariño, Isabel A. Jimenez,

Tamia Villacres

et al.

Frontiers in Conservation Science, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 5

Published: Oct. 17, 2024

The Galápagos archipelago is a vast reservoir of terrestrial and marine biodiversity particularly susceptible to human, animal, environmental impacts. Climate change, globalization, the blurring human-domestic animal-wildlife interfaces are poised bring new threats challenges region. A One Health perspective that simultaneously considers health imperative in assessing mitigating facing Islands. Many Islands can ultimately be linked anthropogenic factors. In Part I this review, we reviewed impacts invasive species identified infectious diseases importance. II discuss climate change ocean acidification, highlight effects several direct activities, including tourism, overfishing, pollution, land use, human-wildlife conflict. We also review socioeconomic political context Islands, current water energy sanitation, economic stability. examine importance investment local development for building resiliency sustainability archipelago. Finally, impact COVID-19 pandemic Throughout two-part build cohesive picture by integrating past work, needs, emerging threats. consider overarching goals conservation, ecosystem management, have been previously defined both governmental non-governmental stakeholders, identify discrete, implementable, interdisciplinary recommendations will facilitate achievement those goals.

Language: Английский

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COVID-19 lockdown highlights impact of recreational activities on the behaviour of coral reef fishes DOI Creative Commons
William E. Feeney, Zara‐Louise Cowan, Frédéric Bertucci

et al.

Royal Society Open Science, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 9(11)

Published: Nov. 1, 2022

In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic led to a reduction in human activities and restriction of all but essential movement for much world's population. A large, temporary, increase air water quality followed, there have been several reports animal populations moving into new areas. Extending on long-term monitoring efforts, we examined how coral reef fish were affected by government-mandated lockdown across series Marine Protected Area (MPA) non-Marine (nMPA) sites around Moorea, French Polynesia. During first six-week that Moorea experienced between March May increases (approx. two-fold) both harvested non-harvested fishes observed MPA nMPA inner barrier sites, while no differences outer sites. Interviews with local amateur professional fishers indicated rules regarding boundaries generally some subsistence fishing continued spite lockdown, including within MPAs. As most recreational occur along reef, our data suggest lockdown-induced resulted recolonization these areas fishes, highlighting behaviour space use can rapidly change absence.

Language: Английский

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Sensitisation, research and management for conservation within ESPOL University forests after the COVID-19 pandemic, Ecuador DOI Creative Commons
Ricardo Villalba-Briones, Paolo Piedrahíta, Daniel Garcés

et al.

Neotropical Biology and Conservation, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 18(4), P. 283 - 303

Published: Nov. 23, 2023

Non sustainable land uses are disturbing natural habitats and wild animals’ ecology worldwide. Nevertheless, the sensitisation of key actors combined with research a consequent management can influence decision-making improve well-being. COVID-19 has influenced number interactions wildlife in urban environments ESPOL Polytechnic University is university campus that holds forested areas Guayaquil, Ecuador. We implemented an environmental education course empathetic approach for security guards university. used questionnaires to evaluate their attitudes knowledge on before after course. In addition, we registered incidences native fauna resulting from guards’ collaborations designed strategies according data gathered. The showed improvement issues covered (n = 81–87; X̄ 163.4%) increased preference 67; 151.6%). Furthermore, Biodiversity Unit concerning animal-human increased, as did supporting actions towards well-being animals. Moreover, information about direct indirect included reports traces large medium animal activity record illegal hunting Choloepus hoffmanni bushmeat consumption. Obtained sustained adaptive such signalling restrictions use. recommend educating approach, developing critical skills promoting reduce human impacts areas.

Language: Английский

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COVID-19 lockdown has indirect, non-equivalent effects on activity patterns of Reeves’s Pheasant (Syrmaticus reevesii) and sympatric species DOI Creative Commons
Junqin Hua,

Shan Tian,

Shuai Lu

et al.

Avian Research, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 14, P. 100092 - 100092

Published: Jan. 1, 2023

The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic has brought massive shifts in human activities through a global blockade, directly affecting wildlife survival. However, indirect impacts changes are often easily overlooked. We conducted surveys Reeves's Pheasant (Syrmaticus reevesii) and its sympatric species by camera traps forest-type nature reserves three different scenarios: pre-lockdown, lockdown post-lockdown. An increase livestock observed during post-lockdown period our study area provided us an opportunity to investigate impact on wildlife. pre-lockdown was used as baseline compare any trends relative abundance index, activity patterns temporal spacing targeted livestock. During period, index increased 50% there daytime activity. showed avoidance responses almost all periods, level significantly positively correlated with Species-specific were observed, reduced Hog Badger Raccoon Dog after confinement periods. This highlights effect considering their spatial use before, lockdown. knowledge gained mobility because aids understanding disturbances developing future conservation strategies shared space, manage both

Language: Английский

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COVID‐19: An unplanned experiment to assess the effect of tourism on ungulates in a world heritage site DOI
Yamila Ontiveros, Flavio M. Cappa,

C. E. Borghi

et al.

Journal of Zoology, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Dec. 23, 2024

Abstract Nature‐based tourism in protected areas can benefit millions of people, generating significant economic income. However, also have negative impacts on the environment and wildlife. The emergence COVID‐19 pandemic led to closure cities towns, bringing substantial disruption various human activities providing an opportunity assess impact reduced activity from general level. In this study, we assessed association between guanaco ( Lama guanicoe ) patterns Ischigualasto Provincial Park across two contrasting periods: pre‐pandemic during outbreak. different roads area were used as a proxy activity, comparisons made, taking into account both periods. Based camera‐trapping data, analyzed daily species, well whether there was change toward night hours. We found that guanacos changed their response increased nocturnal places with high tourist periods; however, no such effects when pressure low. These results are vital for area's management aimed at conserving species since, currently, after pandemic, been resumed, number visitors has grown exponentially.

Language: Английский

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Species and habitat specific changes in bird activity in an urban environment during Covid 19 lockdown DOI Open Access
Congnan Sun,

Yoel Hassin,

Arjan Boonman

et al.

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: June 6, 2023

Abstract Covid-19 lockdowns provided ecologists with a rare opportunity to examine how animals behave when humans are absent. Indeed many, sometimes contradicting , studies reported various effects of on animal activity, especially in urban areas and other human-dominated habitats. We explored Israel have influenced bird activity an environment by using continuous acoustic recordings monitor three common species that differ their level adaptation the ecosystem: (1) hooded crow, exploiter, which depends heavily anthropogenic resources; (2) rose-ringed parakeet, invasive alien has adapted exploit human (3) graceful prinia, adapter, is relatively shy can be found habitats shrubs prairies. Acoustic monitoring without effect observer animal. performed dense sampling 1.3 square km area northern Tel-Aviv placing 17 recorders for more than month different micro-habitats within this region including roads, residential parks. monitored both lockdown no-lockdown periods. portray complex dynamic system where specific depended many environmental parameters decreases or increases habitat-dependent manner during lockdown. Specifically, exploiter decreased most lockdown, while adapter increased parks were Our results also demonstrate value environments specifically highlighting importance These species- habitat-specific changes might explain others who not habitat analysis.

Language: Английский

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