These are Predgevalskogo Horses. Someone brought a couple of them from asia a few years ago, they liked it here and now there are 3 herds running in Chernobyl area. They are a sturdy breed and are always on the move. They have a prehistoric look about them. When they sweep by at full gallop, it feels like the next herd will be of some ancient Eohippus. Zoologists also introduced couple of American Bisons to the area, but they would not breed and Bison male headed East. I don't know if the Bison was running from the radiation or from his bride, but the last sighting was in Belorusia, perhaps on a course back to America.

This is the town of Chernobyl - roads are bad here and it is not my favorite place. The entire population was evacuated in 1986 - but not until long after the danger enveloped them. It was a base for the Atomic Power Plant workers. The Dosimeter reading here now is 20-80 microroengens. This is the safest area in the dead zone.

It is 18 kms from the town of Chernobyl to the APP, and 22 kms to the Ghost Town. To get there, I usually turn off the main road and travel through the small abandoned villages.