There have been both positive and negative impacts on wildlife during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The coronavirus pandemic has had some positive effects in terms of animal rights successes. In Shenzhen, China,, which will come into effect on May 1. It will affect restaurants and shops, as well as markets where alive cats and dogs are sold.
Another animal that is seeing a silver lining from the pandemic is the pangolin—a mammal that has protective scales on its body made of keratin, which is the same material as human nails. However, COVID-19 has forced the Chinese government to put a temporary ban on trading and eating many wild animals, including pangolins.Unfortunately, the pandemic has seen some negative impact on the animal kingdom, though it is not clear how severe it is. On April 6,—it is believed to be the first recorded incident of a human infecting an animal with the disease in the U.S.
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