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Scientists believe the
wild boars have remained so radioactive compared to other forest
is their love of the
truffle mushrooms. Radioactive
accumulate in these underground fungi, which form part of the boars'
. The high levels of caesium in boars make the animals too
to be eaten under German law. This has resulted in a
in the hunting of the animals, which has led to a proliferation of their numbers. Geochemist James Kaste asks why the
of nuclear weapons testing on the environment have been "under-studied and largely forgotten". He said: "This is one of the
case studies showing how legacy soil pollution can haunt
to come."
