Like Chernobyl, and as per James Lovelock's solution to conservation, Bikini Atoll has flourishing ecosystems due to the absence of human presence. (more)
ucblockhead : There's a certain logic to it. The sort of biological threat that humans would find to be wildly unsafe would still allow an ecosystem to flourish. A 20% chance of terminal cancer means little to a rabbit that has a 30% chance of being taken by the wolf.
