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How is bringing back the Mammoth going to do any of that?
by gslepak 3y ago
How is bringing back the Mammoth going to do any of that?
- jbotz 3y agoRead up on Allan Savory; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allan_Savory https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allan_Savory
- anon84873628 3y agoIt's an appealing theory but unfortunately doesn't hold much water. That Wikipedia article covers the criticism. Savory himself conveniently believes HPG can't be proven with science, which is a pretty big red flag. Studies suggest it is better than unmanaged grazing but not as good as no grazing. So, a useful idea but not the claimed panacea.
- anon84873628 3y agoAfrican elephants destroy trees and thus maintain a more open savannah. They prevent the ecosystem from advancing to later stages of forest succession. Two main feeding behaviors do this: 1) stripping whole branches and bark which kills the tree; 2) uprooting the trees and eating the roots. Presumably mammoths could be similar...