Rare wild horses use abandoned Chernobyl buildings for shelter

Wild horses are using buildings within the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone (CEZ) for shelter, researchers have discovered.

A research team at the University of Georgia captured footage of the rare Przewalski’s horses in buildings that were deserted following the 1986 nuclear power plant accident.

Peter Schlichting used motion-activated cameras in the Polesie State Radiation Ecologial Reserve, which is on the Belarusian side of the exclusion zone.

He captured more than 11,000 images of Przewalski’s horses using abandoned structures as shelters, particularly barns.

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Article written by: Lucy Elder