As much of the world continues to stay inside, practicing social distancing, vibrant cities have gone quiet,

and given us a glimpse of what the world might be like without us in it.

Jeffrey Brown. Remember back to March 2020. Reports of nature coming back into our cities,

during lockdown. Wildlife filling the empty space humans had left behind.

In southern India, a herd of elephants took over a road usually filled with traffic.

Moms of monkeys and Thailand fighting over food in the streets. No tourists there to feed them.

In your Barcelona, Spain, wild boar descended from the hills and grazed in hitches that divide the

boulevards. And a group of mountain goats that took over a small town in Wales.

Residents said their new neighbours were eating leaves and bushes in the town square.

Right here at home in the Pacific Northwest, I noticed birds seem to be singing more loudly,

or maybe I could just hear them now. Lockdown was a hard time for all of us,

but seeing all these reports gave me just a little bit of joy.

It confirmed to me something I've long believed that if we just give nature half a chance,

it'll come back with force. Life is resilient. I think that this last year has proven that.

But what would happen if we didn't just get out of the way? What if we actively helped wildlife

thrive in our cities all the time? In this episode, we'll look at what one city has done,

how they redesigned their built environment to benefit humans and wildlife,

and how it was all made possible by the force of a destructive earthquake. From KUWAW in Seattle,

I'm Chris Morgan. Welcome to The Wild.

The Wild will be back with new episodes in March, but to help you with your nature fix,

I'd like to tell you about Patagonia's stories. The host of the podcast, Archina Ram,

explores the fundamental nature of knowledge, and how lessons that are shared and passed on

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