The effects of lockdown on wildlife

References

TitleRat numbers surge as lockdown sparks rodent invasion of deserted North Wales
Degree of recognitionRegional
Media name/outletThe Daily post
Media typePrint
Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
Date3/05/20
DescriptionA world without humans appears to be changing wildlife behaviour across the region - but not all of them are welcome.
URLhttp://- https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/rat-numbers-surge-lockdown-sparks-18188490
PersonsGraeme Shannon
TitleInterviewed live on ITN lunchtime news
Degree of recognitionNational
Media name/outletITN
Media typeTelevision
Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
Date30/04/20
DescriptionDiscussed the effects of the lockdown on human activity.
PersonsGraeme Shannon
TitleInterviewed on the Geoff Lloyd show – BBC Radio Five live
Degree of recognitionNational
Media typeRadio
Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
Date13/04/20
DescriptionDiscussed the effects of the lockdown on wildlife and the opportunities to study this.
PersonsGraeme Shannon
TitleWorld without humans: coronavirus lockdown triggers giant experiment in how animals live without us
Degree of recognitionNational
Media name/outletThe Telegraph
Media typePrint
Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
Date12/04/20
DescriptionZoologists and conservationists are looking for ingenious ways to gather data on one of the biggest experiments in history.
URLhttps://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/04/12/scientists-using-coronavirus-lockdown-understand-wildlife-behaves/
PersonsGraeme Shannon
TitleCoronavirus and nature: Wales' deserted streets are 'massive experiment'
Degree of recognitionRegional
Media name/outletBBC Wales
Media typeWeb
Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
Date3/04/20
Descriptions humans stay in their homes, nature is adapting to life without them.

Empty streets have seen mountain goats roaming the streets of Llandudno and peacocks have been seen on Bangor high street.

"This is unprecedented, it is a massive nature experiment," said Graeme Shannon of Bangor University.
URLhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-52136720
PersonsGraeme Shannon