The Chernobyl nuclear power plant was evacuated in 1986 and now wolves are once again dominating the radiation exclusion zone, with an unexpected wildlife recovery |
The first impression of the Chernobyl landscape is not dramatic but rather quiet and feels a little unfinished, as if something stopped in the middle and never came back to complete it. Roads that once carried daily traffic now disappear into grass and…
40 years after the disaster, why foxes, bears and bison are showing up around Chernobyl again
Lancaster, In E.J. Swift’s novel When the Wolves Reappear, the Chernobyl disaster and its legacy are extrapolated into the near future, where natural habitats are depleted and endangered. 40 years after the disaster, why foxes, bears and bison are…