With humans locked indoors, animals take over the roads in India, India
It seems like nature is claiming what was hers. While humans are suffering from the deadly Coronavirus outbreak, the animals all across the world seem to have taken over the roads. In India, a number of videos have surfaced on social media wherein animals such as nilgai (blue bull), civet, Indian bison and sambar deer can be seen roaming freely on the roads.
India, right now, is under a 21-day lockdown, and humans are forced to stay inside their homes. Meanwhile, the wildlife has got the opportunity to roam around on the otherwise busy roads. A few days back, dolphins were seen playing in the ocean in Mumbai while Odisha’s beaches witnessed lakhs of Olive Ridley turtles return for mass nesting.
Here, have a look at some of the amazing videos of wildlife reclaiming territory.
1) Nilgai spotted just outside the famous GIP Mall in Noida
This is unbelievable. Nilgai takes over #Noida streets. Not bad a video to watch during #Lockdown21. ❤️
(Video via #WhatsApp) pic.twitter.com/IfHJIQfPgS— Ananya Bhattacharya (@ananya116) March 27, 2020
2) Sambar deer taking a stroll in Chandigarh Sector 9-10
Sec 9 – 10 dividing road Chandigarh, Nature Re-Claming it’s territory. pic.twitter.com/Glt1i3Rd7Y
— Mohammad Ghazali (@ghazalimohammad) March 27, 2020
3) A malabar civet was seen on the zebra crossing in Kozhikode
Now it’s turn of the Malabar large spotted civet on the road👍🏻Critically endangered with fewer than 250 matured individuals. Endemic to western ghats, not seen since 1990 surfaced at Kozhikode( sometimes known by its anglicised version, Calicut) during present lockdown. pic.twitter.com/aDvsx9QEGC
— Susanta Nanda IFS (@susantananda3) March 26, 2020
4) Dolphins spotted in Mumbai
And we are now seeing Dolphins off Malabar Hill & Marine Drive in Mumbai, India ! #AnimalCrossingNewHorizons #Lockdown21 #MotherNature #Freedomtoanimals pic.twitter.com/4tyV433qhZ
— sanjay bhutiani (@sanjaybhutiani) March 27, 2020
5) Olive Ridley turtles mass nesting in Odisha
The lockdown has now ensured no disturbances for the Olive Ridley Turtles #Odisha pic.twitter.com/ICj9xVJTwY
— Soumyajit Pattnaik (@soumyajitt) March 25, 2020
