Wildlife abundant at Chernobyl

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    In the first large scale study of mammal populations in the 4,200 square kilometre human exclusion zone around Chernobyl - exposed to chronic radiation following the 1986 accident - researchers have found no evidence of a drop in the number of animals 30 years on.

    Period2 Oct 2015 → 26 Oct 2015

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