#Annual   #Closure   #Wildlife   #National   

There were many positive impacts on wildlife of National Parks during the Covid-19 closures such as increased populations, new foraging spots, return of natural animal behavior, reduced air and noise pollution, and more animal activity in popular areas of the parks. This evidence is derived from twenty-seven states who closed their parks during March and April in 2020. Continue to the bottom of my petition for my references.

With this petition, I propose a one-month annual closure during March or April for all national parks in the U.S to let the wildlife increase in population, be at rest without human activity, reduce air and noise pollution, and return to natural animal behavior.

 

References:

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/may/21/wildlife-national-parks-covid-19-shutdown-death-valley

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0006320721000902#s0150

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/positive-and-negative-impacts-covid-nature-180977840/