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To restore the grasslands? Hate to break it to you, but the bison did that too. I know a few people who study or give talks those creatures and reintroducing th
by barbariangrunge 3y ago
To restore the grasslands? Hate to break it to you, but the bison did that too. I know a few people who study or give talks those creatures and reintroducing those to habitats is maddeningly difficult. Nobody wants a herd of bison wandering into town, or on the highway, nobody will allow them to be wild near any settled area
And these people want to introduce mammoths? What is their plan here, when we can’t even reintroduce non-extinct species to their old habitats?
Also, grasslands are the most endangered habitat in the world, but it isn’t because of a lack of mammoths: it’s because we build our farms and cities and highways in grassland areas. If we had 4x as much grassland, farmers would just claim it. Fescue grass (I forget the spelling) barely can be found these days outside of national parks
- oatmeal1 3y agoAre grasslands that have permafrost under them really the grassland that has been taken over by agriculture? I would imagine the grassland mammoths can restore is different from grassland bison could restore. I'd also imagine the places cold enough for mammoths would also be places there aren't any people.