Dolphins reclaim Bosphorus as virus silences Istanbul:
A lull in boat traffic and a fishing ban in Istanbul forced by the coronavirus pandemic has proved good news for some of the city's most-loved inhabitants—the dolphins that swim in the fish-rich waters of the Bosphorus Strait between Europe and Asia.
[...]Spotting dolphins in the Bosphorus—a usually very busy narrow waterway connecting the Mediterranean to the Black Sea right through the heart of Istanbul—is often a source of joy for the city's residents.
But the lockdown has meant fewer ships and more fish in the water, encouraging the mammals to come closer to shore and prompting more frequent sightings.
How long before deer are sighted in Central Park?
(Score: 0, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Monday April 27 2020, @03:20AM (1 child)
I try to read SoylentNews from Turkey, on the Bosphorus, and I am blocked? What areas of the world is SN actively geo-blocking, so that none of Ethanol-fiddled or Runawaycolon's posts incite WWIII? Asking for a Friend. Seems no SN in China, either. Or North Dakota, but that was to be expected. No Dolphins in NoDak, as we always said.
(Score: 2) by DannyB on Monday April 27 2020, @07:29PM
SN isn't geoblocking.
The dolphins are.
The lower I set my standards the more accomplishments I have.