A new genetic study examines an unusually large hybridization event that followed the Fukushima nuclear accident, when ...

More than a decade after the Fukushima nuclear accident forced a mass evacuation, the region remains a ghost town for humans.

Radioactive pig-boar hybrids are thriving in Fukushima after nuclear disaster – now scientists know why - Domestic pig genes ...

Scientists have just uncovered why populations of radioactive pig-boar hybrids have been flourishing in Fukushima. Since the ...

Domestic pigs bred with wild boar after the nuclear disaster offer lessons in wildlife genetics and invasive species management.

The earthquake and resulting tsunami decimated the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant along the coast. The massive ecological ...

Hybridization between domestic animals and wildlife is a growing concern worldwide, particularly as feral pigs and wild boar ...

On December 1, 2025, the government introduced 3 changes to wild boar management to protect the livestock industry, the environment, and animal and human health.