Chernobyl considered unlikely nature reserve for some species

ENN
Oct 8, 2015, 9:47 am30 pts
When you think of Chernobyl you probably think along the lines of “nuclear disaster” and a “no-go” area, but new research shows that with humans now absent from the region, several mammal species including wild boar and wolves, are increasing in number in this most unlikely nature reserve.

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