Title: Chernobyl's wild kingdom
Description: After the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear explosion, scientists believed radiation would create a barren wasteland. Today, the Dead Zone is teeming with wildlife, but with every plant and animal being radioactive, scientists wonder how their survival is possible.

Looks at the events of the Chernobyl Nuclear Accident in the Ukraine, describing how scientists are monitoring the effects of radiation on the wildlife that continue to live there and what this means for the human population surrounding the area.
Subjects: Chernobyl Nuclear Accident, Chornobylʹ, Ukraine, 1986, Radioecology, Juvenile literature, Ecology, Ecology, juvenile literature, Ukraine, Ukraine, juvenile literature, Chernobyl Nuclear Accident, Chornobylʹ , Ukraine, 1986
Places: Ukraine, Chornobylʹ Region