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The Radioactive Man Who Returned To Fukushima To Feed The Animals That Everyone Else Left Behind



Naoto Matsumura is the only human brave enough to live in Fukushima’s 12.5-mile exclusion zone
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He fled at first but returned to take care of the animals that were left behind
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He returned for his own animals at first, but realized that so many more needed his help, too
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Matsumura, who is 55 years old, knows that the radiation is harmful, but he “refuses to worry about it”
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“They also told me that I wouldn’t get sick for 30 or 40 years. I’ll most likely be dead by then anyway, so I couldn’t care less”

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Matsumura discovered that thousands of cows had died locked in barns

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He also freed many animals that had been left chained up by their owners

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Many of them now rely on him for food

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The government has forbidden him from staying, but that doesn’t stop him either
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He started in 2011 and is still going strong 4 years later

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He relies solely on donations from supporters to work with and feed the animals

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His supporters are calling him the ‘guardian of Fukushima’s animals’

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The man clearly has a sense of humor as well












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:sad::cry: Oldest female giant panda in Chengdu passed away. 34-year-old giant panda, Su Su passed away at 6.28 pm, 2 June, in Chengdu Giant Panda Base. Since May, Su Su had been suffering from elderly multifunctional organ deterioration, and died after a long battle. Su Su was saved in the wild in 1986, and she has 3 offsprings named the "Bang" family.

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