{"id":158751,"date":"2020-04-20T12:01:30","date_gmt":"2020-04-20T11:01:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/?p=158751"},"modified":"2020-04-20T07:51:26","modified_gmt":"2020-04-20T06:51:26","slug":"nature-welcomes-the-change-with-no-tourists-wildlife-roams-californias-yosemite","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/2020\/04\/nature-welcomes-the-change-with-no-tourists-wildlife-roams-californias-yosemite\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Nature Welcomes the Change&#8217;: With No Tourists, Wildlife Roams California&#8217;s Yosemite"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"PrimaryAsset_container video\">\n<div class=\"Video_container Video_docked\">\n<div class=\"Video_video-container\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/queso-cdn.prod.reuters.tv\/jwplayer\/iframe_embed.html?autoplay=1&amp;muted=1&amp;countdown=1&amp;npa=1&amp;iu=%2F4735792%2Fvideo.us.reuters%2Ftech%2Fenvironment%2Farticle&amp;poster=%2F%2Fs2.reutersmedia.net%2Fresources%2Fr%2F%3Fd%3D20200417%26t%3D2%26i%3DOVC9VY8VF%26r%3DOVC9VY8VF&amp;title=No%20tourists%3F%20No%20problem%20for%20Yosemite's%20wild%20animals&amp;mid=OVC9VY8VF&amp;article=USKBN21Z2UA&amp;customparam=type%3Darticle_preroll%26player%3Djw%26widthVal%3D853%26heightVal%3D480%26admant%3Dnone%26adstest%3Dundefined%26videoId%3D711940802%26videoChannel%3D1004%252C118304%252C1%252C13421%252C118298%26adfriendly%3Dtrue&amp;version=0.2.37\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-gtm-yt-inspected-341207_491=\"true\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>\u201cIt\u2019s very quiet right now at the park,\u201d Yosemite Conservancy President Frank Dean said in an interview (above).<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>17 Apr 2020 &#8211;<\/em> A bear ambles across a forest glade and a herd of deer stroll down a silent road. At Yosemite National Park in Northern California, coronavirus restrictions mean no tourists &#8211; and bolder wildlife.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s an amazing scene where you hear the natural sounds of the river, wildlife and the birds. The wildlife is getting a little bit bolder now because there are few people around.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Yosemite, one of the best-known national parks in the United States, has been closed to all except a few employees and local residents since March 20, in response to the public health emergency triggered by the coronavirus.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"DPSlot_container StandardArticleBody_dp-slot-inline\">\n<div id=\"dpslot_native_4405395_USKBN21Z2UA\" class=\"DPSlot_slot\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Yosemite-environ-wolf-covid.jpeg\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-158752\" src=\"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Yosemite-environ-wolf-covid.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Yosemite-environ-wolf-covid.jpeg 960w, https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Yosemite-environ-wolf-covid-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Yosemite-environ-wolf-covid-768x432.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"DPSlot_container StandardArticleBody_dp-slot-inline\">\n<div class=\"DPSlot_slot\">The park, famed for its waterfalls and giant sequoia trees, normally attracts over 3 million visitors a year, most of whom arrive between April and October.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cWe are trying to anticipate and plan how the park will be when it reopens, because, you know, it won\u2019t be business as usual this summer,\u201d said Dean, whose nonprofit organization protects the park and runs services for visitors.<\/p>\n<p>Dean added that he expected visitor patterns to be different once it does reopen &#8211; people may be reluctant to visit the restaurant or visitor center, for instance.<\/p>\n<div class=\"Slideshow_container Slideshow_small Slideshow_standard\">\n<div class=\"Slideshow_preview-container\">In the meantime, the wildlife is having a ball.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cI think nature is obviously welcoming the change,\u201d said Dean. Bears, coming out of hibernation, were being seen more frequently as they were less secretive and felt more comfortable, he said.<\/p>\n<p>Coyotes were the most noticeable change, said Dean.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey are out in the daytime now and they\u2019re not afraid. I mean, they\u2019re just sort of walking by people and walking around, among buildings.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>_____________________________________________<\/p>\n<div class=\"Attribution_container\">\n<div class=\"Attribution_attribution\">\n<p class=\"Attribution_content\"><em>Reporting by Norma Galeana in Los Angeles; Writing by Rosalba O&#8217;Brien<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-health-coronavirus-yosemite\/nature-welcomes-the-change-with-no-tourists-wildlife-roams-californias-yosemite-idUSKBN21Z2UA\" >Go to Original &#8211; reuters.com<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>17 Apr 2020 &#8211; A bear ambles across a forest glade and a herd of deer stroll down a silent road. 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