A new genetic study examines an unusually large hybridization event that followed the Fukushima nuclear accident, when escaped domestic pigs bred with wild boar. The research shows that domestic pig ...

In the evacuation zone in Fukushima, implemented after the nuclear accident in 2011, numerous animals have thrived in the absence of human activity. Even previously domesticated breeds have found a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Domestic pigs escaped Fukushima farms after the 2011 disaster and hybridized with wild boar, creating a thriving population in the ...

A wild boar with visible traits linked to domestic pig ancestry in Fukushima’s evacuation zone. After the 2011 nuclear accident, escaped pigs interbred with wild boar, creating a rare hybridization ...