Chernobyl's Exclusion Zone Becomes a Refuge for Wildlife

Decades after the 1986 disaster, wildlife has repopulated the Chernobyl exclusion zone, including Przewalski’s horses introduced in 1998, with wolves, bears and other species thriving in a landscape that remains dangerous for humans; the area is now a monitored nature reserve and military corridor, but war, fires and damaged infrastructure continue to threaten its ecosystem.