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My understanding is that wildlife has been returning in some form or another, since shortly after the accident. Someone, I could have sworn BBC but all that's
by click170 12y ago
My understanding is that wildlife has been returning in some form or another, since shortly after the accident.
Someone, I could have sworn BBC but all that's coming up in searches now is PBS, did a documentary about wildlife in the Chernobyl exclusion zone. I could have sworn it was about the wolves in the exclusion zone but touched on many topics.
If I recall correctly, the iron curtain itself actually helped wildlife somewhat by creating a strip of land across many European countries (where the fence itself was constructed) that wildlife was documented using as a highway for travel now that the fence has been torn down and that strip is largely left alone.
Fascinating stuff, both for the nuclear explosion, and the subsequent impact on surrounding wildlife.
Edit: I think this is the one that I saw. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iap7wXlMFIQ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iap7wXlMFIQ
- wycx 12y agoI also suggest this BBC Horizon documentary[1]. It has a quite entertaining segment where they test the radioactivity of small mammal specimens from around Chernobyl. [1] http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xwy1o5_bbc-horizon-nuclear-nightmares-2006_tech http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xwy1o5_bbc-horizon-nuclear-...