Sea Lions in the Parking Lot: Animals on the Move in a Time of Pandemic
IN THE EARLY DAYS of the Covid 19 pandemic the world turned inside out Around the globe people stayed inside or kept close to home going out only for essentials or because they had to do essential work Schools and businesses closed Airplane flights were canceled Cars stayed parked boats anchored Air light and noise pollution decreased The skies roads and waterways were more clear and quiet As a result the natural world seemed to return to an earlier wilder state For scientists and conservationists this moment became an unplanned experiment What would happen to wildlife while human activity paused What happened is this Animals ventured out into the human free places They crossed boundaries that people had set for them in the past few centuries They reclaimed ancient habitats as their own temporarily at least Here are some of their stories
For Paul Leo Pietro and Milo who shared the anthropause with me in Brooklyn with special thanks to the people who kept our city alive until we heard the birds sing louder than sirens And for my parents who made sure this city girl got out into nature L.T. With this book I would like to say thank you to all those who work tirelessly even during the difficult times of the pandemic to ensure that tomorrow and in the future we will still find an intact nature in which we can observe wild animals in their natural habitat Let's all do our part A.S.
Lenora Todaro SEA LIONS IN THE PARKING LOT Animals on the Move in a Time of Pandemic Illustrated by Annika Siems minedition a maria russo book
