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Anthropause Period

2020 JUN 27

Preliminary   > Science and Technology   >   Everyday S&T   >   Research & Advanced studies

ABOUT ANTHROPAUSE PERIOD:

  • Researchers in the UK are set to study the ‘anthropause’, a term they have coined to refer to the coronavirus-induced lockdown period and its impact on other species.
  • The unprecedented curbs imposed on millions of people around the world, mainly due to restrictions in travel, led to reports of unusual animal behavior.
  • In their outline, researchers mention how the scientific community can use these “extraordinary circumstance” provided by global lockdowns to understand how human activity affects wildlife. 
  • Studying how human and animal behaviour may be linked can help provide insights that may be useful in preserving global biodiversity, maintaining the integrity of ecosystems and predicting global zoonoses and environmental changes.

PRELIMS QUESTION:

Q. ‘Anthropause’ is a term that refers to:

  1. The period between Two world Wars
  2. The period of Covid-19 Lock downs
  3. The period between evolution of modern man and birth of first civilisations
  4. None of the above

Answer to Prelims question