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Dolphins Reclaim Bosphorus as Virus Silences Istanbul

posted by martyb on Monday April 27 2020, @01:32AM   Printer-friendly
from the so-long,-and-thanks-for-all-the-fish dept.

Phoenix666 writes:

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?

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday April 27 2020, @03:27AM (3 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Monday April 27 2020, @03:27AM (#987448)

    Deer have left my part of Texas. None seen for two months. Rabbits, coyotes, Bob Cats, Birds but no Deer or Wild Boar. I guess the deer have died of the CV19.

  • (Score: 3, Interesting) by PiMuNu on Monday April 27 2020, @12:22PM (2 children)

    by PiMuNu (3823) on Monday April 27 2020, @12:22PM (#987504)

    Still loads of deer in rural UK.

    In Texas maybe they all got shot?

    • (Score: 1, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Monday April 27 2020, @02:45PM

      by Anonymous Coward on Monday April 27 2020, @02:45PM (#987537)

      That's just because Brits haven't learned how to stab a deer to death yet. Currently they are perfecting their knife skills on fellow humans.

    • (Score: 2) by DannyB on Monday April 27 2020, @07:30PM

      by DannyB (5839) Subscriber Badge on Monday April 27 2020, @07:30PM (#987612) Journal

      In Texas maybe they all got shot?

      So deer are not anti vaxxers.

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