When a nuclear disaster struck Chernobyl in 1986, it turned a bustling Soviet city into a ghost town by forcing residents to ...

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 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.

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 ...

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.

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 ...

Tele Vet Neil McIntosh looks at the effect of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster 30 years ago on the animals living nearby.

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.

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