The Red Forest is the 10-square-kilometre (4 sq mi) area surrounding the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant within the Exclusion Zone. The name comes from the ginger-brown colour of the pine trees ...

Wild Przewalski’s horses roam the red forest. Thirty-one horses were introduced to the area in 1998, and the population has since grown to around 150. What Animals Can Survive Radiation?

Russian troops who dug trenches in Chernobyl forest during their occupation of the area have been struck down with radiation sickness, authorities have confirmed.. Ukrainians living near the ...

This region came to be known as the "Red Forest" because the dead trees turned a bright ginger color. ... "Animals Rule Chernobyl Three Decades After Nuclear Disaster." April 18, 2016.

As per reports, soldiers who were stationed in the Chernobyl's Red Forest have begun showing symptoms of radiation sickness. Russian troops, who were reportedly “warned” by the Ukrainians when ...

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