Human impacts on mammals in and around a protected area before, during, and after COVID‐19 lockdowns

M Procko, R Naidoo, V LeMay… - … science and practice, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The dual mandate for many protected areas (PAs) to simultaneously promote recreation and
conserve biodiversity may be hampered by negative effects of recreation on wildlife …

[HTML][HTML] Partial COVID-19 closure of a national park reveals negative influence of low-impact recreation on wildlife spatiotemporal ecology

AK Anderson, JS Waller, DH Thornton - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Human presence exerts complex effects on the ecology of species, which has implications
for biodiversity persistence in protected areas experiencing increasing human recreation …

[HTML][HTML] COVID‐19 lockdowns increase public interest in urban nature

U Roll, I Jarić, P Jepson… - Frontiers in Ecology …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Interactions with nature promote key human health benefits and help inform sound
conservation actions (Schaefer et al. 2015; Schultz 2011). During the COVID-19 lockdowns …

The conservation and ecological impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic

RB Primack, AE Bates, CM Duarte - Biological Conservation, 2021 - Elsevier
The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic at the start of 2020 led to dramatic reduction and
alteration of human activity. People were confined to their homes, and international travel …

Relative effects of recreational activities on a temperate terrestrial wildlife assemblage

R Naidoo, AC Burton - Conservation Science and Practice, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Outdoor recreation is one of the fastest growing economic sectors in the world and provides
many benefits to people. Assessing possible negative impacts of recreation is nevertheless …

The good, the bad and the ugly of COVID-19 lockdown effects on wildlife conservation: Insights from the first European locked down country

R Manenti, E Mori, V Di Canio, S Mercurio… - Biological …, 2020 - Elsevier
The COVID-19 pandemic zoonosis has determined extensive lockdowns worldwide that
provide an unprecedented opportunity to understand how large-scale shifts of human …

Sustainability of protected areas: Vulnerabilities and opportunities as revealed by COVID-19 in a national park management agency

MKS Smith, IPJ Smit, LK Swemmer, MM Mokhatla… - Biological …, 2021 - Elsevier
Protected areas (PAs) play a critical role in safeguarding Earth's biodiversity and
contributing to human wellbeing. Maintenance of ecological intactness, financial viability …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on primate research and conservation

KE Reuter, S Andriantsaralaza, MF Hansen, M LaFleur… - Animals, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has made it harder
to effectively protect and manage biodiversity, and this could make it more difficult for …

[HTML][HTML] Assessing the SARS-CoV-2 threat to wildlife: Potential risk to a broad range of mammals

F Martínez-Hernández, AB Isaak-Delgado… - Perspectives in ecology …, 2020 - Elsevier
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) can infect animals,
however, the whole range of potential hosts is still unknown. This work makes an …

Low levels of outdoor recreation alter wildlife behaviour

MLT Sytsma, T Lewis, B Gardner… - People and Nature, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Public interest in nature‐based recreation is growing, including visitation to protected areas.
However, the level of recreation in these areas that causes detectable changes in wildlife …