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Kruger National Park in South Africa closed its doors for visits on March 25 as a result of the corona virus, and the park lion seems to enjoy letting people and tourists go right now.
In the images of the interior of the national park you can see a flock of lions lying on the road where cars usually arrive, an area that is usually full of tourists, reports CNN.
“Being on the road during the day is unusual because under normal conditions it would be traffic and pushes the lion back into the bush,” Isaac Phaahla, a spokesman for the national park, told CNN.
“There are no annoying people”
The photos of the National Park have been shared thousands of times on social networks.
“Mother Nature is enjoying the closure. There are no annoying people “, writes a follower on Twitter.
“Animals are happier without us”says another.
“They retake the national park”, another person writes and refers to the dormant lions.
And yes, there has been a clear change in the behavior of animals, not just lions, since the national park closed to prevent the spread of the infection, says Isaac Phaahla.
– They occupy places that they would generally avoid when there are tourists there. People have to remember that animals still live in the wild in Kruger National Park and that wildlife becomes more active when people’s presence fails, she tells CNN.
Gorillas are protected from the corona virus.
3,000 miles to the north, in Congo-Kinshasa, as well as Rwanda, national parks have closed their doors to protect gorillas and other primates, which Expressen has written about earlier.
The reason: According to experts, the new coronavirus, covid-19, can be deadly to the gorilla and to the closest living relative of man after the chimpanzee.
Mountain gorillas are susceptible to a variety of respiratory infections and diseases that affect people. A common cold can kill a gorilla, according to the World Wide Fund for Nature, and people who show clear signs of a cold or flu are generally prohibited from hitting gorillas in the wild.
The world-famous Virunga National Park in Congo-Kinshasa has closed again at least until June 1. Rwanda is also temporarily shutting down tourism activities in three of its national parks where primates such as gorillas and chimpanzees live.
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