Uploaded May 2016 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
After the Chernobyl disaster forced 100,000 people to abandon the area, a surprising number of wolf, elk and other wildlife have bloomed in the contaminated zone 30 years later. Don't forget to get your DNews Daily Bite weekdays at 12/11c on Animal Planet!
Despite the radiation, wolf numbers are over 7 times higher in the zone compared with uncontaminated areas. Various bird species nest in the roofs of abandoned buildings. Authorities are considering turning the uninhabitable zone into a biosphere to study native animal populations.
After the Chernobyl disaster forced 100,000 people to abandon the area, a surprising number of wolf, elk and other wildlife have bloomed in the contaminated zone 30 years later. Don't forget to get your DNews Daily Bite weekdays at 12/11c on Animal Planet!
Despite the radiation, wolf numbers are over 7 times higher in the zone compared with uncontaminated areas. Various bird species nest in the roofs of abandoned buildings. Authorities are considering turning the uninhabitable zone into a biosphere to study native animal populations.
