Impacts of the COVID‐19 pandemic on human–nature interactions: Pathways, evidence and implications

M Soga, MJ Evans, DTC Cox, KJ Gaston - People and nature, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The coronavirus (COVID‐19) pandemic and the global response have dramatically
changed people's lifestyles in much of the world. These major changes, as well as the …

[HTML][HTML] It is a wild world in the city: Urban wildlife conservation and communication in the age of COVID-19

IA Coman, CE Cooper-Norris, S Longing, G Perry - Diversity, 2022 - mdpi.com
Most ecosystems are increasingly being degraded and reduced by human activities at the
local and global scales. In contrast, urban environments are expanding as increasing …

Rapid behavioural response of urban birds to COVID-19 lockdown

O Gordo, L Brotons, S Herrando… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Biodiversity is threatened by the growth of urban areas. However, it is still poorly understood
how animals can cope with and adapt to these rapid and dramatic transformations of natural …

Global COVID-19 lockdown highlights humans as both threats and custodians of the environment

AE Bates, RB Primack, BS Biggar, TJ Bird… - Biological …, 2021 - Elsevier
The global lockdown to mitigate COVID-19 pandemic health risks has altered human
interactions with nature. Here, we report immediate impacts of changes in human activities …

Urban wildlife in times of COVID-19: What can we infer from novel carnivore records in urban areas?

EA Silva-Rodríguez, N Gálvez, GJF Swan… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic brought an unusual decrease in human activity
associated with partial and total lockdowns. Simultaneously, a series of wildlife sightings …

Citizen science in cities: an overview of projects focused on urban Australia

E Roger, A Motion - Urban Ecosystems, 2022 - Springer
Citizen science offers a unique opportunity to connect urban-dwellers with the often hidden
natural world upon their doorsteps and to contribute to authentic research that increases …

iNaturalist insights illuminate COVID-19 effects on large mammals in urban centers

R Vardi, O Berger-Tal, U Roll - Biological conservation, 2021 - Elsevier
Restricted human activity during the COVID-19 pandemic raised global attention to the
presence of wildlife in cities. Here, we analyzed iNaturalist observations of prominent wildlife …

COVID-19 impacts on participation in large scale biodiversity-themed community science projects in the United States

TM Crimmins, E Posthumus, S Schaffer… - Biological Conservation, 2021 - Elsevier
Shutdowns associated with the COVID-19 pandemic have had extensive impacts on
professional and volunteer-based biodiversity and conservation efforts. We evaluated the …

A reprieve from US wildlife mortality on roads during the COVID-19 pandemic

F Shilling, T Nguyen, M Saleh, MK Kyaw, K Tapia… - Biological …, 2021 - Elsevier
High traffic volume is one of the main contributors to wildlife-vehicle collision (WVC) and
wildlife mortality on roads. Government shelter-in-place (SIP) orders have been used to help …

COVID-19 highlights the importance of camera traps for wildlife conservation research and management

JD Blount, MW Chynoweth, AM Green… - Biological …, 2021 - Elsevier
COVID-19 has altered many aspects of everyday life. For the scientific community, the
pandemic has called upon investigators to continue work in novel ways, curtailing field and …