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The effects of quarantine here and abroad have been cleaner skies and cleaner waters. How do you suppose we can keep our air and water clean when more cars are on our roads and more activity resumes in our oceans and seas.  Do you think this will wake people up to the environmental crisis that has been going on?  How can any individual make a difference? Lastly, animal shelters have been emptied which is a wonderful thing. Do you think people will view animals in the same way? Should they be pets or food or both?

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the air pollution has gone down a lot because of Covid-19 and everyone is staying home and not driving vehicles

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It may be a bit fast, but I made it as slow as I could.

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Normally, air pollution causes many premature deaths worldwide. Due to coronavirus lockdowns, air pollution has lessened and our atmosphere might just be a little healthier during this time.

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when we stay at hoe we do not use cars which helps us not pollute the air

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when we stay at hoe we do not use cars which helps us not pollute the air

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A beach in India where sea turtles lay their eggs every year, sees thousands of turtles laying eggs, since their are no people on the beach. This is good for the environment because it allows this specific species of sea turtle reproduce more than before.

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A beach in India where sea turtles lay their eggs every year, sees thousands of turtles laying eggs, since their are no people on the beach. This is good for the environment because it allows this specific species of sea turtle reproduce more than before.

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there is no more pollution in earth because people are stuck in there homes and no is driving the car which pollutes the earth but sense everyone is at home there is more garbage going into there trash cans which could maybe brings back pollution to the earth which should not happen to earth.

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People are recognizing our medical staff more

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RIO DE JANEIRO - It's not easy being a baby sea turtle, hatching into a human's world. Curious children, leashless dogs, oblivious joggers: The dangers are many. Some never complete their postnatal dash to the ocean.

But in recent days, environmentalist Herbert Andrade has watched hundreds of baby turtles mosey their way toward the water along Brazil's northeast coast, unmolested by people or pets, unencumbered by anxiety. The beach is empty. People, fearful of catching and spreading the coronavirus, are inside. But outside, Andrade sees a natural world blooming.

The dog is one of the world's most destructive mammals. Brazil proves it.

"The whole world is under risk," said Andrade, environmental manager for the city of Paulista. "But this was a moment of happiness. It was a feeling that nature was transforming itself."

For centuries, humans have pushed wildlife into smaller and smaller corners of the planet. But now, with billions in isolation and city streets emptied, nature is pushing back. Wild boar have descended onto the streets of Barcelona. Mountain goats have overtaken a town in Wales. Whales are chugging into Mediterranean shipping lanes. And turtles are finally getting some peace.

While some stories of animal invasion that have gone viral have been fake - turns out elephants didn't get drunk on Chinese corn wine and pass out in a tea garden - the apparent resiliency of the natural world is leavening a global tragedy with brief moments of wonderment. For people. And, apparently, for animals, too.

"The goats absolutely love it," said Andrew Stuart, a resident of Llandudno, Wales. He saw the goats stroll into town one recent night, and has watched since then as they've availed themselves of its offerings. They've munched on windowsill flowers. Convened in parking lots. Strutted down emptied streets.

"They keep coming back, multiple times per day, 10 to 15 of them," he said. "They're taking the town back. It's now theirs. Nothing is stopping them."

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But beyond the short-term benefits that human quarantines have brought the animal kingdom, conservationists say the pandemic could be an opportunity to push for more environmental protections and create a safer world for animals. An infrequently uttered word is beginning to sneak into conversations among conservationists and animal rights activists.

"I am hopeful," anthropologist Jane Goodall told The Washington Post. "I am. I lived through World War II. By the time you get to 86, you realize that we can overcome these things. One day we will be better people, more responsible in our attitudes toward nature."

In agricultural giant Brazil, a growing hazard: The illegal trade in pesticides

A growing body of research has suggested that the risk of emerging diseases, three quarters of which come from animals, is exacerbated by deforestation, hunting and the global wildlife trade, particularly in exotic or endangered species. One of the major vehicles for the transmission of novel diseases from animals to humans are wildlife markets, in which exotic animals are kept in cramped and unsanitary conditions. They have been linked to both severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) and covid-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus.

Now countries across the world are under growing pressure to act. China, whose insatiable demand for animal parts drives much of global wildlife trade, has taken the extraordinary step of banning the consumption of wild animals, and may do the same for dogs. Vietnam, another country with a large demand for animal products, said it intends to follow suit.

The U.N. biodiversity chief has called for a global ban on wildlife markets. So have 60 members of the U.S. Congress. More than 200 of the world's leading conservation groups have asked the World Health Organization to take action against the wildlife trade. A World Wildlife Fund survey of 5,000 people in Hong Kong and Southeast Asia found 90 percent supported government closures of unregulated wildlife markets.

This Brazilian island wants to show the way to a green future. Businesses, backed by Bolsonaro, see the next Cozumel.

"Humans are extraordinarily selfish," said Vanda Felbab-Brown, a Brookings Institution scholar who studies wildlife trafficking. "If they start dying, they will start taking actions to minimize their dying. The most impactful and consequential legislation always comes after the health risks."

The impacts of the closures and crackdowns, if they persist, will be global, undercutting the demand that fuels illegal wildlife trafficking, an illicit trade valued at more than $23 billion annually. The ripple effects of enforcement in Asia could be felt as far away as Latin America, where jaguars and turtles are hunted and killed to meet demand in China.

"Asian traders call it the Latin tiger," Felbab-Brown said. "They are using jaguar bones and teeth to produce elixirs ... It's picked up a lot in Latin America."

But analysts say the pandemic also heightens potential dangers for animals. Poverty and hunger, exacerbated by lockdowns and disruptions in food supplies, may drive more people to hunt.

"And that's okay," conceded Joe Walston, a senior official with the Wildlife Conservation Society. "If people are put in a position of poverty, and we have failed providing economic alternatives, they should be able to do that."

Thousands of barrels of oil are contaminating Brazil's pristine coastline. Authorities don't know where it's coming from.

More concerning, advocates say, is the possibility that people could abandon their pets, out of the mistaken fear they can spread the virus, or because they can no longer afford to feed them.

"It is more likely to increase pet abandonment," said Marco Ciampi, president of Brazil's Humanitarian Association of Animal Protection and Well-Being. "And the fake news is terrible. But even with this, animals will be in a more safe position, if we listen to the call of animals: 'We are here, and if the environment is friendly, we are friendly, too.' "

"It's an amazingly magical moment," he said. "There are peacocks in the streets."

Bruce Borowsky, a videographer in Boulder, Colo., was walking through the main pedestrian strip of the college town last week when he experienced that magical moment. Up near the top of a tree, beside a building, he spotted a mountain lion, asleep, back paws hanging down. Down below, Pearl Street, which normally teems with restaurant patrons, shoppers, and University of Colorado students, was a "ghost town." Nothing was waking the mountain lion up anytime soon.

"I've lived in Boulder for 30 years, and I've never seen a mountain lion before," Borowsky said. "And I'm a filmmaker and am outdoors constantly. Animals are sensing that people aren't around much and are coming out more.

"We're waiting for the bears to come out of hibernation and see how brazen they get."

Along Brazil's northeastern shoreline, Andrade is also seeing sights he'd never witnessed. He has cared for endangered sea turtles for more than a decade, and has seen all sorts of calamities befall them. Artificial light along the beach especially confuses the turtles. They mistake it for the water's reflection, wander off toward it and die along the way.

"For every thousand," he said, "only one or two reach adulthood."

Mexico's seaweed invasion

For years, he has tried to teach people about the fragility of baby sea turtles - an ongoing effort he compared to a boxing match. He has erected protective areas around their nests. He has held events to show children why they're special. Life was getting better, safer for turtles. But nothing compared to this: An empty beach.

For him, the beauty of it ached.

"It was a surreal sensation," he said. "You see nature living out its role in this way ... Things fit together. We saw nature birthed without human interaction."

Schools in meat-loving rural Brazil went vegan. The community revolted.

Brazil eliminated daylight saving time. Now it's light out before 5 a.m., and people aren't happy.

Bolsonaro wants Brazil to be a tourism Eden. But he can't stop insulting everyone.

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As humans stay indoors, wild animals take back what was once theirs

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RIO DE JANEIRO - It's not easy being a baby sea turtle, hatching into a human's world. Curious children, leashless dogs, oblivious joggers: The dangers are many. Some never complete their postnatal dash to the ocean.

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With the lack of tourists and boats in Venice canals, the water has cleared up and some wildlife have returned.

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How is sheltering in place benefitting the environment locally, nationally, globally?

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How is sheltering in place benefitting the environment locally, nationally, globally?

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The difference between the air pollution now and before the corona is insane. Top without bottom with

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The difference between the air pollution now and before the corona is insane. Top without bottom with

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India sees blue skies for the first time in years!!!

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In India, the coronavirus cloud has a silver lining: clear blue skies.

India entered the world's biggest lockdown last month and the government ordered 1.3 billion people to stay home as the number of coronavirus cases climbed.

The jury is still out on the effectiveness of those stringent measures in halting the spread of COVID-19. India has some 6,000 active cases and more than 200 deaths, with the number of new cases rising steadily. But the lockdown measures seem to have inadvertently solved, at least temporarily, another public health crisis: air pollution.

Across India, vehicular traffic has been cut to almost zero. Big industries billowing black smoke into the atmosphere are closed. Construction sites that are usually buzzing with activity, spewing dust and dry cement particles into the air, are eerily vacant.

All this has dramatically reduced the concentration in the air of fine particulate matter known as PM2.5 and PM10.

Perhaps nowhere is the drop in pollutants more pronounced than in the country's capital New Delhi, which usually has some of the dirtiest air in the world.

Delhi residents are used to looking up to see a hazy, gray sky. Now they're posting pictures of clear blue horizons on social media.

The air is typically so polluted that it leaves an acrid taste. During winter, smoke from crops burning across northern India wafts into the city and the pollution reading crosses 900 - up to 20 times above the safe limit prescribed by the World Health Organization. Flights are grounded periodically and schools are forced to close.

In late March, as India began its 21-day lockdown, the Air Quality Index in Delhi dropped as low as 45. Around the same time last year, it was about 160. Since the lockdown, Delhi and its suburbs have even enjoyed days when the air quality was officially classified as "good" - the best category. That's happened only a handful of times in the past few years.

India's central pollution control board says 85 Indian cities noted an improvement in air quality during the first week of the lockdown. In Jalandhar, in the northwestern state of Punjab, pollution levels dropped to their lowest in a decade and residents were able to spot snow-capped Himalayan peaks more than 100 miles away.

Social media is flooded with pictures of things that people can suddenly see from their windows - some more believable than others. One person joked he could see the Eiffel Tower from central India. Another said they spotted aliens on Mars. And someone wrote that he could see gods from his balcony.

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With Coronavirus Lockdown, India's Cities See Clear Blue Skies As Air Pollution Drops

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In India, the coronavirus cloud has a silver lining: clear blue skies. India entered the world's biggest lockdown last month and the government ordered 1.3 billion people to stay home as the number of coronavirus cases climbed. The jury is still out on the effectiveness of those stringent measures in halting the spread of COVID-19.

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Animals are wandering beyond the confines of their normal areas

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Animals are wandering beyond the confines of their normal areas

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Goats out in a welsh town

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llandudno: wild goats take over welsh town amid coronavirus lockdown  - cnn

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Wild goats take over Welsh town amid coronavirus lockdown

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A coastal town in north Wales has found a whole new meaning to the phrase herd immunity, after goats were spotted roaming its quiet streets.

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We are saving bits and pieces of our Earth because we are being confined to our homes. There is less air pollution due to the fact that there are less cars on the road and less boats on our waterways. Our skies are clearer. The birds somehow seem louder and more numerous. Overall this has been good for our planet

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When possible, have another member of your household care for your animals while you are sick. If you are sick with COVID-19, avoid contact with your pet, including petting, snuggling, being kissed or licked, and sharing food. If you must care for your pet or be around animals while you are sick, wash your hands before and after you interact with pets and wear a facemask

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When possible, have another member of your household care for your animals while you are sick. If you are sick with COVID-19, avoid contact with your pet, including petting, snuggling, being kissed or licked, and sharing food. If you must care for your pet or be around animals while you are sick, wash your hands before and after you interact with pets and wear a facemask

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This is the difference between before (left) and during(right the corona virus

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This is the difference between before (left) and during(right the corona virus