The Chernobyl Exclusion Zone: Ukraine’s Nuclear Eden

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Source/Further reading:

Nat Geo, Animals Rule Chernobyl: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/an...

TED, After a Nuclear Disaster: https://ideas.ted.com/after-a-nuclear...

BBC, the Dogs of Chernobyl: https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20...

Britannica, has radiation actually harmed wildlife? https://www.britannica.com/explore/sa...

Scientific American, radiation levels and effects on mammals: https://www.scientificamerican.com/ar...

BBC, Donbass refugees in Chernobyl: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/...

Guardian, those who stayed in Chernobyl: https://www.theguardian.com/world/201...

The self-Settlers: http://www.chernobylgallery.com/galle...

Nat Geo, in Chernobyl Life Goes On: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/cu...

Nat Geo, the Stalkers: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/tr...

Atlantic, Chernobyl wildfires: https://www.theatlantic.com/science/a...

Prehistory of the Zone: http://imsu-kyiv.com/msta-sela-kivsko...

Biographics on the Chernobyl Disaster:    • Chernobyl: The USSR’s Nuclear Disaster