The urban wild: animals take to the streets amid lockdown – in pictures

People jog near a jackal in Hayarkon Park in Tel Aviv, Israel, on 10 April. The timid animals have come into the open, reaching areas they rarely venture to as they search for food.

A raccoon walks in an almost-deserted Central Park in New York on 16 April.

Jackals howl in Hayarkon Park in Tel Aviv, Israel, on 9 April.

Goats and sheep are seen near the empty Istanbul airport highway in Istanbul, Turkey, on 19 April.

A deer walks across a pedestrian crossing in Nara, Japan, on 19 March. Despite the town’s tourism decline, these wild animals are doing just fine without treats from visitors, according to a deer protection group.

A sea lion is seen on a sidewalk of Mar del Plata harbour, south of Buenos Aires, Argentina, on 16 April.

A herd of fallow deer graze on the lawns in front of a housing estate in Harold Hill in east London on 4 April.

Grey langurs run along a deserted road during lockdown in Ahmedabad, India, on 19 April.

A wild boar eats the grass in a garden close to residential buildings in Ajaccio, Corsica, on 18 April.

A seabird swims across clearer waters in a Venice canal on 17 March.

Peahens seen on Motilal Nehru Marg during lockdown in New Delhi, India, on 19 April.

Horses graze at a field in front of an indoor stadium which was turned into a quarantine centre in Srinagar in the state of Jammu and Kashmir on 20 April.

Dogs rest on the deserted Man Singh road during lockdown in New Delhi, India, on 19 April.

Sika deer cross a road in Nara, Japan, on 12 March. Some groups of deer have been roaming in the city’s residential area due to shortage of food partially fed from tourists, according to reports.

These goats normally live on the rocky Great Orme headland in Wales but are occasional visitors to the nearby seaside town of Llandudno. A local councillor told the BBC that this time, the herd had been drawn to the town by the lack of people and tourists.

A herd of buffalo walk along an empty highway in New Delhi, India, on 8 April.

A cow walks along an empty highway road in Bhaktapur, Nepal, on 19 April.