Nikolay Nenov Confirms Discovery of Ancient Mammoth Bones on Danube Riverbed
Nikolay Nenov, director of the Regional Historical Museum, confirmed the discovery of well-preserved bone fragments from an ancient woolly mammoth on the Danube Riverbed in northern Bulgaria. The remains, which include a jawbone, tusks, and a femur, were found as the river reached record-low water levels due to a severe summer drought. The receding water has also revealed other historical relics across Europe, including dozens of World War II German warships and a catapult projectile from the 16th century or earlier. These discoveries are occurring as the Danube faces a significant water crisis, forcing Hungary to declare a state of heightened alert for drought. The low water levels are disrupting shipping, tourism, and energy production, notably forcing the closure of the Paks Nuclear Power Plant in Hungary. Experts attribute these extreme conditions to the human-driven climate crisis, noting that intense evaporation caused by fossil fuel use has made such droughts 80 times more likely than before humans began heating the planet.