We studied animals in the nearly 2,200-square-kilometer (850 square miles) sector of the exclusion zone in Belarus called the “Polessye State Radioecological Reserve.” Before the disaster, this area was home to 22,000 people in 92 villages, and the land was farmed and exploited for its forest resources.
我们针对方圆2，200平方公里（合850平方英里）的白俄罗斯“波萊谢国家放射生态保护”隔离区的栖息动物进行了研究。灾难发生前，上述地区有22，000人，92座村庄，主要以耕种和林业资源开发为主。事故发生几天后，政府对地区居民及其所养殖的动物进行了疏散，以保护它们免受高剂量辐射。