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Wildlife reclaims Chernobyl exclusion zone decades after nuclear disaster

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

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. 

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