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Wolves, bears, and lynx are thriving in Chernobyl because humans stayed away

A new study found that wolves, bears, lynx, moose, and wild horses are thriving within Chernobyl’s exclusion zone.

Chernobyl’s Wolf Population Is Now 7 Times Higher Than Before the Disaster

Gray wolves now living in the Chernobyl exclusion zone also show a new genetic resistance to cancer, researchers have found.
Science X Network

Decades after Chernobyl disaster, this radioactive landscape has become one of wildlife's most unlikely strongholds

An hour after midnight on 26 April 1986, a catastrophic explosion at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant caused loss of human ...
IFLScience

Chernobyl's Mutant Wolves Have Evolved Anti-Cancer Abilities

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Wolf Pack in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone (IMAGE)

A pack of wolves visits a scent station in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone. The photograph was taken by one of the remote camera stations and was triggered by the wolves' movement. Disclaimer: AAAS and ...
Reuters

In Belarus, wolf-hunters lay traps at edge of Chernobyl zone

KHRAPKOVO, Belarus (Reuters) - Wolf fur grows thickest in winter, so Belarussian hunter Vladimir Krivenchik only sets his traps once snow is on the ground. He and his wife live on the edge of the ...