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Chernobyl Exclusion zone (1 Viewer)
- Thread starter SerpUa
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Vectis Birder
Itchy feet
SerpUa said:
Wow, that's some local patch! I was reading in National Geographic some time ago about how wildlife has taken over Pripyat and the Chernobyl exclusion zone. It was very interesting reading.
SerpUa said:
What I was thinking was "eco-tourisom" so that people paid to enter the "exclusion zone" (obviously only when it is safe to) if it was being managed as a nature reserve. I thought that this would increase income for the area and aide the management of the area.
Don't worry about your English it is very good - I cant write the amount you are in a foreign language.
What I meant about general public entering the zone was just visiting it and not acctually permantly residing within it.
SerpUa
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kingwolf said:
I see.
Nowadays anyone may to get into Chernobyl Exclution zone. Approx 1 or 2 thousand visitors coming to exclution zone every year. They are interesting of abounded Pripat city, “Shelter” object, Nuclear power plant and so on.
For realization of visit needs only special permit. And fervent wish.
Hi SerpUa,
Visited the neighbouring area in Belarus earlier this year - fantastic part of the world. Do you have any idea on the population of Azure Tit in the exclusion zone? Concerning access, you say you need a special permit - is it easy to get and would one need to apply long in advance? Am probably going to be in the area again this coming winter or spring and would be interested in the exclusion zone too.
Visited the neighbouring area in Belarus earlier this year - fantastic part of the world. Do you have any idea on the population of Azure Tit in the exclusion zone? Concerning access, you say you need a special permit - is it easy to get and would one need to apply long in advance? Am probably going to be in the area again this coming winter or spring and would be interested in the exclusion zone too.
SerpUa
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to Jos Stratford
If you want – I can help you preparing and make official permission to Exclution zone. Only in zone. (Sorry, but I don’t know of embassy procedure).
About Parus cyanus (Azure Tit). I don’t remember this bird. It may be because my ornithological experience is not enough.
If you want – I can help you preparing and make official permission to Exclution zone. Only in zone. (Sorry, but I don’t know of embassy procedure).
About Parus cyanus (Azure Tit). I don’t remember this bird. It may be because my ornithological experience is not enough.
SerpUa said:
Parus cyanus I saw in the excellent Pripyat valley in Belarus - if I came into the Chernobyl area, it would be more to see the general wildlife, which I fully understand to be amazing. Permission for me to enter Ukraine is straightforward, I can get a standard tourist visa from here. If I may, I would like to contact you a little nearer the spring - my idea is to pop over to Pripyat again and Chernobyl is so near, why not? (it is only a four or five hour drive from my front door
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SerpUa
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OK. But don’t forget that organization of permit require a lot of time (2-3 weeks). For discussion more detail of visit demand write in private, please.Jos Stratford said:Parus cyanus I saw in the excellent Pripyat valley in Belarus - if I came into the Chernobyl area, it would be more to see the general wildlife, which I fully understand to be amazing. If I may, I would like to contact you a little nearer the spring - my idea is to pop over to Pripyat again and Chernobyl is so near, why not? (it is only a four or five hour drive from my front door
(it is only a four or five hour drive from my front door)
Are you live in Byelorussia? Are you neighbor of Ukraine?
You are absolutely right – wildlife of exclusion zone is very attractive (for naturalist).
Below I want to demonstrate of some photo of my four-days walk expedition in exclusion zone. Main expedition purpose was search of Black Stork nest.
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Its shocking how well wildlife does if you just remove the humans. Never mind the horrendous radioactive pollution, they just need no humans. I prefer the idea of people never going back to this area, including ecotourists. Nature needs somewhere without the human threat, and then it can flourish.
Unfortunatly teh area will need money to be run and managed properly for the benefit of the wildlife (other wise succession will occur and the wildlfie there will move on out) which is why you need to have some income be it just from groups or as a full NR where any one can visit.
