are the longest-living animals on Earth, and their lifespans are surprising, if not unbelievable. Chernobyl is an area that has been deemed unsuitable for living. Nearly four decades after an ...

The dogs living in Chernobyl now get by on scraps ... the third-largest nature reserve in mainland Europe, with plenty of wildlife taking over in the absence of humans. Scientists spotted signs ...

according to the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals International (SPCAI). Although most think of Chernobyl as a wasteland, the nuclear power plant is still up and running with more ...

The absence of farming, construction, and hunting gave local wildlife a strange opportunity to bounce back. Among the survivors, the dogs of Chernobyl found shelter in empty homes and old factories.

it does seem like a rewilding of sorts has taken place in the decades that followed, allowing Chernobyl to become sort of a reservation for wildlife in the region.

SPCA International, an animal welfare organization working to help the stray dogs living near Chernobyl today, backed up Mazin’s claims, adding that many evacuees believed they would be reunited ...

Deserted by humans after the worst nuclear disaster in history, Chernobyl has now been reclaimed by a remarkable collection of wildlife and the descendants of pets that were left in the city.