Covid-19 vs conservation - how the northern white rhino rescue programme overcame challenges

(Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research (IZW)) The COVID-19 pandemic - caused by the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 - has changed the life of people everywhere and affected economic, cultural, social and political processes. Research and conservation are not exempt from these negative effects, whereas positive consequences of an "anthropause" on the environment are controversially discussed.