Summary:
- Wild boars in Germany have been found to have high levels of radioactive contamination, even decades after the Chernobyl nuclear disaster in 1986.
- The radioactive cesium-137 is absorbed by the boars through their diet, as they forage for food in the forests where the radioactive fallout from Chernobyl settled.
- Researchers are studying the long-term effects of this persistent radioactive contamination on the boar population and the potential risks to humans who consume the meat.