Near the site of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, wildlife bounces back

A new survey of wildlife populations in the radiation-contaminated Chernobyl exclusion zone has found that many mammal species -- including elk, roe deer, red deer, wild boar, lynx and wolves -- seem to be thriving. The findings, published in the journal Current Biology, hint that when it comes...

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