In 1986, Chernobyl’s reactor blast forced residents to leave dogs behind; decades later, 302 dogs formed distinct genetic groups 15 km apart

A study of 302 Chernobyl dogs found distinct genetic populations near the nuclear plant and in Chernobyl City, about 15 km ...

The dogs of Chernobyl may be carrying a nuclear disaster into the next generation. I think we need to know the truth.

New genetic clues could reveal what the 1986 disaster left inside stray dogs.
bgnes

Can Chernobyl Dogs Pass Genetic Mutations to Future Generations?

Scientists are investigating whether radiation from the Chernobyl disaster caused genetic changes in dogs living near the ...
Phys.org

Chernobyl's wildlife: The real story isn't the presence of radiation, it's the absence of humans

"Dogs at Chernobyl are now genetically distinct … thanks to years of exposure to ionizing radiation, study finds." But the underlying science didn't actually show any genetic differences were caused ...
New Hampshire Union Leader

Animals thriving in Chernobyl nuclear zone

CHERNOBYL EXCLUSION ZONE, Belarus -- What happens to the environment when humans disappear? Thirty years after the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, booming populations of wolf, elk and other wildlife in ...
AOL

Chernobyl is too radioactive for humans – but wild animals are thriving like never before

Across the Chernobyl exclusion zone, a radioactive landscape too dangerous for human life, the world's wildest horses roam free. Przewalski's horses – stocky, sand-coloured, and almost toy-like – ...
Nature

Radiation or human intrusion: which factor is the more clear and present danger for animals near Chernobyl?

In a time when countries are looking for any replacement for fossil fuels that are dwindling in supply and isolated to geopolitically unstable regions, nuclear power is an appealing alternative.
The Star

Even after Russia captured Chernobyl, the wildlife cameras kept recording

A lynx in Chernobyl, Ukraine, during the Russian occupation. A rare camera-trap study logged the effects of armed conflict on wild animals in real time. — Photos: Frankfurt Zoological Society, ...