In the 30+ years since the disaster zone was evacuated, rare and endangered animals are flourishing.
Millions of farm animals are owned by women, providing them with food, income – and social status. Animal welfare is central to empowering these farmers
The incident forced the evacuation of more than 150,000 people across 440 square miles, but animals near the abandoned towns seem to be thriving.
Millions of farm animals are owned by women, providing them with food, income – and social status. Animal welfare is central to empowering these farmers
Chernobyl Disaster, now more than 32 years ago. The city of Chernobyl, and dark tourism locations in general are becoming more popular to visit by tourists. Curious of the past and seeing it for their own eyes, the destruction and aftermath of a nuclear disaster. Chernobyl is one of the top dark tourism locations that
What happens to the environment when humans disappear? Thirty years after the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, booming populations of wolf, elk and other wildlife in the vast contaminated zone in Belarus and Ukraine provide a clue.
The catastrophic meltdown that happened at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant caused deformities and death in wildlife, farm animals, and insects.
Dogs have been companions to humans for centuries, but little do people know how some of them defied physics, contributed to extremely important scientific discoveries or simply - through the combination of nature and anomalies - stretched our sci-fi imaginations far beyond the limits of even Philip K. Dick. Here's a rundown of some scientific, non-fiction cases of famous dogs that you might not have heard about. 10. Xinxiang, the Runaway Pig Dog It takes a lot to make stoic China flinch these days, but Xinxiang, a pedigree breed Chinese hairless dog did just that, earning a reputation as a
In the spirit of the day, I am obligated to share these adorable images of pups around the world.
In the 33 years since the nuclear disaster, nature has taken over the exclusion zone
After the world’s worst nuclear accident, people abandoned the area around Chernobyl. In their absence, many of the animals are actually thriving.
Hundreds of stray dogs have learned to survive in the woods around the exclusion zone – mainly descendants of those left behind after the nuclear disaster, when residents were banned from taking their beloved pets to safety
Engineers will often look to the natural world to find solutions to problems. That is what a team at the University at Buffalo, New York recently did when it created a beaver-inspired robot which, believe it or not, could turn out to be a lifesaver in a disaster zone.
Cameras captured over 11,000 images of rare Przewalski's horses living in abandoned barns in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone in Belarus. The animals were brought to the area 15 years ago.
Tens of thousands of pets are homeless following the disaster in Japan. Many have been taken in by animal rescue groups — some rescuers have even sneaked into the nuclear exclusion zone to remove animals. Despite the risk of radiation, "we have to do this because dogs are dying," one rescuer says.
What is currently taking place in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone is being hotly debated. Immediately after the disaster it was reported that all animal and plant life in the area was either destroyed or sick and dying. However new research is showing that plants are starting to grow again...
It's been 33 years since a radioactive release 10 times bigger than Hiroshima occurred at the Chernobyl nuclear power station.
GrrlScientist: People were evacuated after the Chernobyl accident, but what happened to the local wildlife? A new study shows that wildlife in the Chernobyl disaster zone is thriving, indicating that the presence of humans is more damaging to wildlife than is radiation poisoning
Cameras capture a wide variety of wildlife in an unlikely place -- the exclusion zone around Chernobyl. - Videos from The Weather Channel | weather.com
Chernobyl’s wolves, ‘walking fish’ and autumnal woodlands are among this week’s pick of images from the natural world
Camera traps show 14 species of mammal (illustrated) are living in the exclusion zone around the site of the Chernobyl disaster in what is now Ukraine and Belarus.
Here's What Radiation From Chernobyl Is Doing To Wild Animals In The Area
Hundreds of stray dogs have learned to survive in the woods around the exclusion zone – mainly descendants of those left behind after the nuclear disaster, when residents were banned from taking their beloved pets to safety
Spread the loveScientists and radiation experts are using the descendants of family pets left behind after the 1986 nuclear disaster of Chernobyl to carry out research in the area. It is estimated more than 900 stray dogs are living in and around the Chernobyl nuclear plant and the exclusion zone. More than 120,000 people were […]
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The explosion at the Ukrainian plant spread a radioactive cloud over Europe in 1986.
See a gallery of Chernobyl’s wildlife here.
For six years photographer Pierpaolo Mittica documented the communities who inhabited and passed through the exclusion zone of the nuclear reactor disaster of 1986. The Russia-Ukraine war has since seen almost everyone evacuated and the site’s perimeter defensively mined – so these pictures are of a vanished life
Two men, Naoto Matsumura and Sakae Kato, both still live in the Fukushima exclusion zone where they are taking care of animals.
Non-profit APOPO is training rodents to search the rubble of disaster zones for survivors. Wearing tiny, high-tech backpacks, it hopes to help first responders communicate with and find survivors.
Herds of endangered Przewalski's horse, packs of wolves and even European bison are thought to have made their home in 600,000 acres of land abandoned after the Chernobyl disaster.
Recent images of the ongoing cleanup work and the ghost towns being reclaimed by nature within the 1,000-square-mile (2,600-square-kilometers) exclusion zone in Ukraine.
Retired entrepreneur and veteran Michael Merrill saves animals from disaster zones
The descendants of pets abandoned by those fleeing the Chernobyl disaster are now striking up a curious relationship with humans charged with guarding the contaminated area.
