Paradise Found

"Let us permit nature to have her way. She understands her business better than we do." – Michel de Montaigne

And during the last few months, nature has had her way. While the world's human population has been holed up at home, Mother Nature has been conducting her business in the way she sees fit.

You may have seen stories about nature reclaiming its space. The animals that have always been there are finding that they have a little more room to stretch.

Here is a compilation of just a few of the stories from around the world.

While Parisiens stayed at home, some deer came out to play.

In Kruger National Park in South Africa, the lions took advantage of the empty roads to take a snooze.

Kruger visitors that tourists do not normally see. #SALockdown This lion pride are usually resident on Kempiana Contractual Park, an area Kruger tourists do not see. This afternoon they were lying on the tar road just outside of Orpen Rest Camp.
📸Section Ranger Richard Sowry pic.twitter.com/jFUBAWvmsA

— Kruger National Park (@SANParksKNP) April 15, 2020

Wildlife throughout the U.S. National Parks have been lovin' the closed parks.

Here is Ranger Katie at Yosemite, talking about the park and the bear tracking program. She also talks about the parties that the bears are having without human visitors.

A large herd of elk decided to hang out at a football field in Colorado last month.

Next with Kyle Clark

Also in Colorado, this mountain lion visited the hospital.

Estes Park News

More locally, a condo complex here in town near the beach also had a mountain lion visitor.

Also locally, a big ol' bear needed to be removed from downtown Solvang a couple weeks ago.

Rod Simmons, for the Santa Ynez Times

Down the road and 26 miles across the sea, bison have been frequenting the beach on Catalina Island.




And here are a couple fun video complications

For the first time in decades, residents in India can see the Himalayas.

Here is a view of Mount Everest from Kathmandu, for the first time in memory:

Abhushan Gautam, Nepal Times

Los Angeles, a city with some of the most polluted air on the planet, has also seen a turnaround.

Business Insider

This week, communities in the United States began gingerly stepping toe out to some regular activities as the lockdown restrictions are being eased. Soon, the animals will find their paradise lost.