The last few years have been pretty tough for our planet. The COVID-19 epidemic that broke out in 2019 has almost redesigned humanity. Of course, there were also casualties in this process. According to official data, 6.4 million people died due to COVID-19. Nowadays, we do not pay much attention to this epidemic. Some of us even think it’s over. However, such an approach is not entirely correct. Now we will talk about the impact of COVID-19 on our planet.
Researchers working at Dalhousie University in Canada scanned the social media posts from April 2020 to December 2021. The purpose of the scan was to reveal how human error in the pandemic is damaging nature. That’s what happened. Experts have shown once again how human beings harm animals that live on their own…
The masks we threw left and right cost the lives of dozens of creatures!
According to experts’ estimates, 129 billion face masks and 65 billion gloves were used monthly during the pandemic period. And human beings, as they always do, threw away the personal protection equipment they used during the pandemic period. And this has affected the birds the most. Because the birds somehow got entangled in these wastes and some of them lost their lives. But the waste didn’t just affect the birds. In their investigations, they found that almost all animals, from foxes to squirrels, wore masks or gloves in some way. Researchers say the number of deaths detected is 114, but the actual numbers are many times higher than that. Mammals most affected by the COVID-19 pandemic; gray squirrel, Western European hedgehog and red fox, respectively.
The natural life is under threat for decades!
Disposable masks and gloves will threaten land and sea life for decades, according to Dalhousie University researchers. This means that animal deaths will continue. According to experts, lessons should be learned from images and new ways of waste management should be sought.
“This shame is enough for us!” pictures that make you say:
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