There are no widespread mutations among the fauna within the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone. This statement was made by Denys Vyshnevskyi, the head of the scientific department at the Chernobyl Biosphere Reserve, as reported by RBC-Ukraine.
According to the expert, during the examination and capture of animals, researchers have not observed any significant external abnormalities. Visually, the inhabitants of the exclusion zone appear identical to their counterparts in other areas.
The scientist pointed out that the current radiation doses are too low to provoke mass deviations. Furthermore, natural selection in the wild typically weeds out individuals with severe anomalies, preventing their survival.
Consequently, the popular rumors concerning “mutants” in the Chernobyl Zone are unfounded; specialists have not documented any such cases.
As previously shared by Viktor Kilmiashkin, a liquidator of the Chornobyl accident, radiation is currently undetectable by sight, sound, or smell.
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