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  2. Scientists search breakthrough on how dogs of Chernobyl ... - AOL

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    Rival packs of stray dogs scavenging for scraps around the Chernobyl fallout zone may be evolving faster than other animals to survive in one of the most hostile environments on Earth.. Scientists ...

  3. Nearly four decades later, the Chernobyl Power Plant and many parts of the surrounding area remain uninhabited—by humans, at least. Animals of all kinds have thrived in humanity’s absence.

  4. Effects of the Chernobyl disaster - Wikipedia

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    The effects of low-level radiation on human health are not well understood, and so the models used, notably the linear no threshold model, are open to question. [105] Given these factors, studies of Chernobyl's health effects have come up with different conclusions and are sometimes the subject of scientific and political controversy.

  5. Dogs in the Chernobyl exclusion zone - Wikipedia

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    A dog in the Chernobyl exclusion zone, 2017. The exact origin of the populations of dogs living in the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant (CNPP) and the surrounding areas of the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone is unknown. [1] However, it is hypothesized that these animals are the descendants of pets left behind during the original evacuation of Pripyat.

  6. Nuclear fallout effects on an ecosystem - Wikipedia

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    The loss of human population in Chernobyl, sometimes referred to as the "exclusion zone," has allowed the ecosystems to recover. [9] The use of herbicides, pesticides, and fertilizers has decreased because there is less agricultural activity. [9] Biodiversity of plants and wildlife has increased, [9] and animal populations have also increased. [9]

  7. Chernobyl effects ‘overestimated’ says Blair Institute as it ...

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    The report said that there had only been two major accidents in the “entire history of nuclear energy”: Chernobyl and the Fukushima disaster of 2011 “and the effects of these, while serious ...

  8. Wildlife conservation - Wikipedia

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    The wildlife trade also causes issues for natural resources that people use in their everyday lives. Ecotourism is how some people bring in money to their homes, and with depleting the wildlife, this may be a factor in taking away jobs. [33] Illegal wildlife trade has also become normalized through various social media outlets.

  9. The Mystery of Chernobyl’s Black Frogs - AOL

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    Germán Orizaola/Pablo Burraco via The ConversationBy Germán Orizaola and Pablo Burraco, The ConversationThe accident at reactor four of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in 1986 generated the ...