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Animals

‘Rewilding’ Parts of the Planet Could Have Big Climate Benefits

Restoring fish, bison, gray wolves and other animals in key regions is possible without risking food supplies, and could remove nearly 500 gigatons of CO2 from the atmosphere by 2100.

By Bob Berwyn

The sun sets behind a herd of bison in Wind Cave National Park, Aug. 14, 2001 in the southern Black Hills of South Dakota. A new study shows that restoring large populations of bison and other animals would speed up biological carbon pumps that take carbon dioxide out of the air and store it in a form that doesn't harm the climate. Credit: David McNew/Getty Images
The body of a camel that died the day before of starvation lies near Marsabit, Kenya. Credit: Larry C. Price

In a Famed Game Park Near the Foot of Mount Kilimanjaro, the Animals Are Giving Up

By Georgina Gustin

An Amur tiger at the Bronx Zoo on Dec. 14, 2017 in New York City. Credit: James Devaney/Getty Images

Animals Can Get Covid-19, Too. Without Government Action, That Could Make the Coronavirus Harder to Control

By Liza Gross

Climate Change Sends Species on the Move, Giving Invasives a Leg Up

By Matthew Berger

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