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Covid19, a disruptor of balance of nature or restorer of balance of nature?

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Covid19, disruptor or restorer of balance of nature? Few days back, I saw visuals of ducks crossing streets and penguins near the sea  bays and those of dolphins surfacing quite close to sea bays as it had never occurred before s   In a cartoon, prior to lockdown, wild animals were shown to be in cages while people watched in open. Post-covid19 showed wild animals roaming outside while people are caged inside. . And the main reason was complete freedom for these animals to move around and away from their usual confined habitat, in view of lockdown that occurred in cities, towns and villages due to Covid19 disease. Further, reports of improvement in air quality index in terms of lower estimates of suspended particles as well as carbon-di-oxide, methane and nitrous oxide (greenhouse gas) emissions are the welcome fall out of lockdown due to Covid19 diseases. Given these circumstances, this suggests welcome change towards restoring balance of nature back to a healthier environment . And c