While scientists worldwide are deeply alarmed at the rate at which we’re losing plant and animal species, they’re returning to Ukraine’s Chornobyl area. The nuclear accident at the Chornobyl power plant in 1986 forced people to abandon vast areas, and wild nature started to recover there.
The tragedy on Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant in 1986 forced 90,000 people to leave their homes because of radioactive contamination. 81 settlements were turned into ghost towns. Nowadays, the place has become more crowded, as tourism to the exclusion zone has become more popular. However, without permanent human presence, animals started to feel more at home. In April 2017, a biosphere reserve was opened up in the Chornobyl area.
