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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Vishwam Sankaran

Wild animals roamed much longer distances during Covid lockdowns, GPS study finds

Mark Gocke

Drastically reduced human mobility during the 2020 Covid-induced lockdowns led to rapid changes in the movement behaviour of some wild mammals, according to a new study.

The research, published last week in the journal Science, sheds new light on how human activities constrained animal movement and how they reacted when those activities ceased.

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