Large Mammals Are 'Thriving' in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, Scientists Say

Large mammals are 'thriving' in the Chernobyl exclusion zone, scientists say

(ABC NEWS) — The site of the 1986 Chernobyl disaster has become a haven for large wild mammals living in the region, scientists say. On April 26, 1986, reactor No. 4 at the Chernobyl power plant, about 65 miles north of Kyiv, Ukraine, exploded, spewing enormous amounts of radioactive material into the atmosphere and causing more than 100,000 people to evacuate. The 1,000-square-mile radius of contaminated area is dubbed the Chernobyl Exclusion Z…

Why Large Animals Are Surprisingly Thriving In The “Exclusion Zone” Of The Chernobyl Disaster

For some reason, the site of the worst nuclear meltdown in the history of the world is actually drawing in wildlife. Mother Nature and the animals that live on this planet are truly fascinating. It really is “adapt and overcome” (survival of the fittest, they say) out in the wild, and scientists have been blown away to discover that large mammals are actually moving into the “Chernobyl Exclusion Zone (CEZ),” rather than avoiding it. And they’re …