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Wildlife reclaims Chernobyl exclusion zone decades after nuclear disaster
Updated On: 20 April, 2026 11:46 AM IST | Chernobyl | Agencies
Nearly four decades after the Chernobyl disaster, wildlife has flourished in the abandoned Chernobyl Exclusion Zone. Species like wolves, bears, lynx and Przewalski’s horses have rebounded, reclaiming the human-free landscape despite lingering radiation
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Howling wolves in an abandoned village in Chernobyl. FILE PIC/ISTOCK
Across the Chernobyl exclusion zone, Przewalski’s horses still graze in a radioactive landscape.
On April 26, 1986, an explosion at the nuclear power plant in Ukraine displaced thousands.

