large reason why these animals seem to be persisting in high densities or high
be persisting in high densities or high
be persisting in high densities or high abundance within the exclusion zone is
abundance within the exclusion zone is
abundance within the exclusion zone is because of the absence of humans as you
because of the absence of humans as you
because of the absence of humans as you drive around the exclusion zone you’re
drive around the exclusion zone you’re
drive around the exclusion zone you’re overcome by all the lush nature it’s
overcome by all the lush nature it’s
overcome by all the lush nature it’s really an eerie reminder of the tragic
really an eerie reminder of the tragic
really an eerie reminder of the tragic human impact that occurred there back
human impact that occurred there back
human impact that occurred there back around 30 years ago
the Chernobyl exclusion zone is
the Chernobyl exclusion zone is basically a 30 kilometer radius that was
basically a 30 kilometer radius that was
basically a 30 kilometer radius that was created that extends around the nuclear
created that extends around the nuclear
created that extends around the nuclear reactor where the accident occurred and
reactor where the accident occurred and
reactor where the accident occurred and within that 30 kilometer zone
within that 30 kilometer zone
within that 30 kilometer zone that’s where preventive measures were
that’s where preventive measures were
that’s where preventive measures were taken to exclude people so all the towns
taken to exclude people so all the towns
taken to exclude people so all the towns villages cities within that area that 30
villages cities within that area that 30
villages cities within that area that 30 kilometer area were evacuated so two
kilometer area were evacuated so two
kilometer area were evacuated so two years after the accident this year
years after the accident this year
years after the accident this year Woodlands increase it up to one half or
Woodlands increase it up to one half or
Woodlands increase it up to one half or more times so now approximately 70% of
more times so now approximately 70% of
more times so now approximately 70% of area on this force if we talk about
area on this force if we talk about
area on this force if we talk about large mammals like carnivores and
large mammals like carnivores and
large mammals like carnivores and ungulates it’s really good habitat
ungulates it’s really good habitat
ungulates it’s really good habitat sickles
sickles
sickles it’s about editing now and especially
it’s about editing now and especially
it’s about editing now and especially this very wild spots along the border
this very wild spots along the border
this very wild spots along the border with Belarus and also many different
with Belarus and also many different
with Belarus and also many different water sources like lakes and rivers and
water sources like lakes and rivers and
water sources like lakes and rivers and springs
so the work that we’ve been involved
so the work that we’ve been involved with in the Chernobyl exclusion zone has
with in the Chernobyl exclusion zone has
with in the Chernobyl exclusion zone has been to look at the distribution and
been to look at the distribution and
been to look at the distribution and relative abundance of wildlife
relative abundance of wildlife
relative abundance of wildlife particularly large mammals and
particularly large mammals and
particularly large mammals and especially carnivores specifically
especially carnivores specifically
especially carnivores specifically looking at radiation contamination so as
looking at radiation contamination so as
looking at radiation contamination so as you move from areas of low to high
you move from areas of low to high
you move from areas of low to high contamination do you see a subsequent
contamination do you see a subsequent
contamination do you see a subsequent drop-off in the number of species that
drop-off in the number of species that
drop-off in the number of species that you detect the the relative abundance of
you detect the the relative abundance of
you detect the the relative abundance of those animals species we most commonly
those animals species we most commonly
those animals species we most commonly documented were raccoon dogs large
documented were raccoon dogs large
documented were raccoon dogs large numbers of photographs of grey wolves
numbers of photographs of grey wolves
numbers of photographs of grey wolves red fox Eurasian boar Eurasian badger
red fox Eurasian boar Eurasian badger
red fox Eurasian boar Eurasian badger when we have human dominated landscapes
when we have human dominated landscapes
when we have human dominated landscapes we have lower densities of animals
we have lower densities of animals
we have lower densities of animals especially animals that come into
especially animals that come into
especially animals that come into conflict with humans like wolves and so
conflict with humans like wolves and so
conflict with humans like wolves and so after people were removed even though
after people were removed even though
after people were removed even though the landscape was highly contaminated it
the landscape was highly contaminated it
the landscape was highly contaminated it allowed them to increase what this
allowed them to increase what this
allowed them to increase what this research is not looking at is the
research is not looking at is the
research is not looking at is the individual health of those animals so it
individual health of those animals so it
individual health of those animals so it doesn’t suggest that these animals are
doesn’t suggest that these animals are
doesn’t suggest that these animals are incredibly healthy although on the
incredibly healthy although on the
incredibly healthy although on the surface they appear very healthy it
surface they appear very healthy it
surface they appear very healthy it doesn’t imply that there are more subtle
doesn’t imply that there are more subtle
doesn’t imply that there are more subtle genetic effects and that’s an important
genetic effects and that’s an important
genetic effects and that’s an important area that I think we need to continue to
area that I think we need to continue to
area that I think we need to continue to explore with future research down the
explore with future research down the
explore with future research down the road
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