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Chernobyl full of life as wildlife reoccupies a radioactive landscape
Wolves, bears and lynx have rebounded in the radioactive landscape, along with a rare breed of horses native to Mongolia. Scientists say it shows nature’s ability to recover when human activity is removed.

Chernobyl full of life as wildlife reoccupies a radioactive landscape

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shiv

Reminds me of the 38th parallel in between North/South Korea. There has been a resurgence of rare wildlife there because no humans fuck with it.

Edit: here is an article about it

theguardian.com/environment/20…

"The landmines are doing more for conservation than anyone..."
Kim Seung-ho

Pictured: the threatened asianic black bear.

‘Landmines have become the greatest protectors’: how wildlife is thriving in the Korean DMZ

The demilitarised zone between North and South Korea has become an ecological oasis with nearly 6,000 species documented, including rare cranes, deer and bears
Raphael Rashid (the Guardian)
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Tollana1234567

those are descended from domesticated horses(botai horses which is seperate from the current well know horses) not a true wild species, WIld horse species are pratically extinct since the last ice age, and they evolved in north america. other equine species do still exist like oangers, and zebras. its the prewelzakis horse.
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Cethin

Really, the risk of radiation is pretty damn low. There are some hot spots, and maybe you'd find a hot piece of material (probably not) but it's mostly just wilderness that has restricted access. It's not dangerously radioactive. Even in Pripyt it's mostly fine. You can even get close to the destroyed reactor and be OK. Keep in mind, the last reactor at Chernobyl only stopped operating in 2000.
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