PHOTOS: With humans locked up, wildlife roams free

As public spaces empty out of people thanks to restrictions imposed to contain the coronavirus spread, wild animals are roaming human settlements, reclaiming some of their freedom
Curated By: Aditi Tailang
Published: May 2, 2020
A Harris's Hawk (Parabuteo unicinctus), perched on a lamppost, hunting in the middle of Lima city. S

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A Harris's Hawk (Parabuteo unicinctus), perched on a lamppost, hunting in the middle of Lima city. Since the mandatory coronavirus quarantine was instituted, wild animals have begun to take over the city quickly

A man feeds deer in Harold Hill housing estate in Romford, as the spread of the coronavirus disease

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A man feeds deer in Harold Hill housing estate in Romford, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, Romford, Britain, April 3, 2020

A nilgai or blue bull stands on the side of the road as India remains under an unprecedented lockdow

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A nilgai or blue bull stands on the side of the road as India remains under an unprecedented lockdown over the contagious coronavirus (COVID-19) on April 8, 2020 in New Delhi, India. Wild animals, including monkeys, are roaming human settlements in India as people are staying indoors due to the lockdown. With India's 1.3 billion population and tens of millions of cars off the roads, wildlife is moving towards areas inhabited by humans. Wild animals in many countries have been seen roaming streets. A study says some 60 percent of the new diseases found around the globe every year are zoonotic, meaning they originate in animals and are passed on to humans. COVID-19 is a zoonotic disease that is suspected to have come from the wet markets of Wuhan, China

A red      fox checks a pizza box on a promenade in the southern Israeli  city of      Ashkelon, whe

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A red fox checks a pizza box on a promenade in the southern Israeli city of Ashkelon, where predatory animals now roam amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) restrictions that have closed beaches and emptied sidewalks April 17, 2020

A monkey crosses the road near India's Presidential Palace during a 14-hour curfew to limit the spre

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A monkey crosses the road near India's Presidential Palace during a 14-hour curfew to limit the spreading of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the country on March 22, 2020

A herd      of Nilgai run through a field of standing wheat crop,   damaging it in the      process

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A herd of Nilgai run through a field of standing wheat crop, damaging it in the process at Naubatpur area, on April 18, 2020 in Patna, India

A heron is perched in a pine tree in the French Riviera city of Nice, southern France, on April 19,

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A heron is perched in a pine tree in the French Riviera city of Nice, southern France, on April 19, 2020, on the 34th day of a strict lockdown aimed at curbing the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, caused by the novel coronavirus

Peahens are seen at Motilal Nehru Marg in New Delhi, as humans leave the streets empty during the lo

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Peahens are seen at Motilal Nehru Marg in New Delhi, as humans leave the streets empty during the lockdown to curb the spread of coronavirus

A coyote stands by the roadside as the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, at Golden

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A coyote stands by the roadside as the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, at Golden Gate Bridge View Vista Point across from San Francisco, California, U.S., April 7, 2020

A red-tailed Hawk feasts on a pigeon in the Sheep Meadow of Central Park with the skyline of midtown

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A red-tailed Hawk feasts on a pigeon in the Sheep Meadow of Central Park with the skyline of midtown Manhattan in the background in New York City, New York, U.S., March 25, 2020

Wild boars cross a road in a residential area after the government ordered residents to stay home to

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Wild boars cross a road in a residential area after the government ordered residents to stay home to fight the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Haifa, northern Israel. Picture taken April 16, 2020

A dolphin swims in the Bosphorus with low boat traffic in the natural strait of Istanbul on April 19

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A dolphin swims in the Bosphorus with low boat traffic in the natural strait of Istanbul on April 19, 2020, as Turkish government announced a two-day curfew to prevent the spread of the epidemic COVID-19 caused by the novel coronavirus

A man takes a picture of a sheep at a beach, during a lockdown to prevent the spread of coronavirus

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A man takes a picture of a sheep at a beach, during a lockdown to prevent the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Algiers, Algeria, April 4, 2020

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