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In Rural Fukushima, ‘The Border Between Monkeys And Humans Has Blurred’

Read MoreA macaque monkey in a tree in Fukushima prefecture. After the 2011 nuclear disaster, towns and neighborhoods in Fukushima were left devoid of humans for years, and nature started to reclaim the space.

After people evacuated their homes following a nuclear disaster in the Japanese prefecture, nature started to reclaim the space. The humans are trying to return, but it’s an uneasy coexistence.

(Image credit: Claire Harbage/NPR)

After people evacuated their homes following a nuclear disaster in the Japanese prefecture, nature started to reclaim the space. The humans are trying to return, but it’s an uneasy coexistence.