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Not necessarily pointless - it could help mitigate climate change, by re-creating 'mammoth steppe' across much of Siberia. From Smithsonian (2018): "Can Bringin
by GolfPopper 2y ago
Not necessarily pointless - it could help mitigate climate change, by re-creating 'mammoth steppe' across much of Siberia. From Smithsonian (2018): "Can Bringing Back Mammoths Help Stop Climate Change?" [1] (Full disclosure: I am a supporter of the Long Now Foundation which has advocated for mammoth reintroduction to reduce climate change. [2]
1.https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/can-bringing-back-mammoths-stop-climate-change-180969072/ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/can-bringing-b...
2.https://longnow.org/ideas/reviving-woolly-mammoth-solve-climate-change/ https://longnow.org/ideas/reviving-woolly-mammoth-solve-clim...
- PoppGolfer 2y ago[flagged]
- MrVandemar 2y agoPreposterous. I used to claim playing computer games was "educational" back in the day, but it sure didn't convince my immediate ancestors who had clear views on the value doing homework instead. There are a myriad of semi-effective ways to mitigate climate change, both at the individual level and corporate/political level. Breeding up a load of Wooly Mammoths ain't one of them.