Radioactive Boar Population Is Japan's Latest Nightmare Although Reports Say Fukushima Leak Is Not Responsible
Although reports still have to prove the impact of the radiation leak into the Fukushima Disaster Zone, similarities between the boar population of the region and that of Chernobyl clearly indicate that we still do not have the truth about the true effect of the leak.
The massive earthquake which led to the tsunami in 2011 had also caused the meltdown of three nuclear plants in Fukushima.
After the immediate removal of inhabitants of the region, it was declared a radioactive region that has been under surveillance. Since February this year, Northern Japan is raising an alarm as the area surrounding the Fukushima Nuclear disaster zone has been overwhelmed by radioactive wild boars, whose population has increased dramatically over the past four years, as they breed freely in the exclusion zone.
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Since the radiation leak, the number of the boars has doubled causing damages to the crops in the fields outside the disaster zone as well as threatening people travelling on foot.
@AlishaRai There was a wild boar loose near the JHS I taught at in Japan. Teachers escorted kids home wielding umbrellas. It was nuts.
¡ª Jemma Prophet (@jemmaprophet) March 24, 2016
There have been reports of widespread mutation on land, in plants and animals along with the fish in the ocean, since of the leak. However, there have an equal number of hoaxes to allay doubts of the real damage.
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The local government bodies all over Japan are now trying to curb the growing menace of the radioactive boars by hunting them down.
@narenbalaji I don¡¯t think the radioactive part is what the guy is afraid of
¡ª Ghaati Masala (@ghaatimasala) April 6, 2016
Nearly 13,000 boars were hunted down in 2014 alone!
One boar down. Hunting season in Japan <3 pic.twitter.com/5lbZEpQEQd
¡ª ¥¥¿¥ä¥Þ¥È¥¬¥ó¥µ©`¥Ó¥¹ (@KitayamatoG) November 22, 2015
And all this while, there is no evidence that the leak led to the genetic change in animals or humans of the region. Evidence does point towards damage to smaller animals like rats and in various plants but not on boars or humans. Incidentally, Chernobyl - the site of the largest nuclear mishap - also reports a high number of radioactive boars living in and around the site.
Radioactive boars in Fukushima reminds me of this from 2 yrs back ¨C
¡ª Naren Balaji (@narenbalaji) April 5, 2016
Radioactive boars in Germany, due to Chernobyl https://t.co/5Vf3LmPFjH
Japan has recently agreed to have an underground ice wall built around the Fukushima Plant to avoid further contamination of water and soil. A large underground refrigeration system will help in maintaining a frozen barrier around the site.
The nuclear plant was built on a fault line and in case of yet another earthquake, the frozen barrier may be helpful in reducing the impact of the already damaged sections of the plant.
