Increase of animal population in Chernobyl
“There’s a new species taking over at Chernobyl”
www.foxnews.com
Due to the radioactivity in Chernobyl, humans have ceased to affiliate with the area. Because of such, many researchers believe that is the reason of the major rise of the animal population in the radioactive exclusion zone. The number of wolves for example, where three times than that of the population of wolves at a nearby preserve. The researchers who conducted this research isn’t saying radioactivity is good for animals, but rather that the effects of human life such as hunting, forestry, and farming is much worse for them.
This article proves how detrimental us humans can be to animals and their habitat. Without us, they flourish. This really is quite eye opening. The old man in me believes that their are too many people on this Earth. The population of humans is over 7 billion. Now take this for perspective, there are less than 2,500 tigers in the world. Not in Nepal or a sub-part of another country, the world. Just to be clear, I’m not an animal hippy what so ever. In fact, I can recall playing catch with a kitten with friends of mine when I was younger. But the reality that my grandkids may never live on the earth with such a beautiful and majestic creature is pretty sad.
This research conducted could prove to impact the world. It could really shed some light on people the wrongs we are doing to animals. Hopefully not lead people to believe that we should nuke towns nearby endangered animals, though I wouldn’t rule that out. Instead, hopefully more work into organizations that could help resolve some of the decreasing animal populations around the world. That would be pretty dope.