derekmead writes: A study published today in Current Biology shows that wildlife in the Chernobyl exclusion zone is actually more abundant than it was before the disaster. According to the authors, led by Portsmouth University professor of environmental science Jim Smith, the recovery is due to the removal of the single biggest pressure on wildlifemdash;humans. "The wildlife at Chernobyl is very likely better than it was before the accident, not because radiation is good for animals, but because human occupation is much worse,rdquo; Portsmouth University professor of environmental science Jim Smith says. ldquo;We were trying to emphasize that this study is a remarkable illustration of an obvious, but important message,rdquo; he said. ldquo;It is ordinary human habitation and use (farming, forestry, hunting) of land which does most ecological damage.rdquo;pdiv class="share_submission" style="position:relative;"
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