Phoenix Park buzzing with wildlife

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The appositely named environmental scientist Leif Barry has been working out of the park for more than five years and never once in that time did he imagine that he would one day see a change as dramatic as the one he has noticed in recent weeks.

“The cars have almost completely gone and there have been so many people walking in the park as everyone close by has looked to get outside even for short time during the lockdown,” he says.

“An awful lot of those people have commented on how loud the birdsong is. They are so much more aware of it now because the noise pollution has been completely removed. And I am not just talking about car traffic but planes too, and motor bikes and trucks reversing. It has been completely removed.”

Sometimes people do damage unwittingly. “We are coming into fawn season now, and what happens is the does leave their fawns in the long grass, they hide them and only return for feeding, but for those first few weeks the fawns don’t move and don’t make any noise” 

“I fear that when we get back to normal business as usual, we might just get caught up in the rush of things again. I hope people won’t take stuff for granted anymore after this.”

Source and video: https://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/phoenix-park-in-lockdown-buzzing-with-wildlife-1.4264951

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We really should learn something after our lockdowns. Just our short absence works wonders for a self-healing world. Unfortunately, nature will take a backseat once again until such time that massive natural changes become a threat to our survival. I hate humans sometimes.