Conservation

Against All Odds: A Thriving Ecosystem Inside the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone

Against All Odds: A Thriving Ecosystem Inside the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone

When most people hear the name Chernobyl, they think of one of the worst nuclear disasters in human history. The explosion at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in 1986 forced tens of thousands of people to leave their homes and created a vast exclusion zone around the site. For decades, the area has been viewed…