A Russian scientist is working to reintroduce animals like wild horses, musk oxen, and Siberian tigers to SIberia. He has a theory in which he thinks that by putting grass eating mammals in the very barron land, global warming will slow down and prevent further permafrost from melting. However, this is only a side project for this scientist because his main profession is quantum physics. In this large scale experiment, he hopes to change the landscape of Siberia, turning it from a tundra, to a rich grassland. That is wear the herbivores come into play. The normal activities of the grazing animals would change the landscape and prevent further permafrost melting.
After reading this, I wondered what the significance of permafrost was and I also wondered what gave the scientist the inspiration to do this experiment.
I think this experiment is plausible, but what's the point? Global warming is not that big a deal. The earth has gone through warming and cooling cycles since the beginning, before we were even here. I don't think this is really necessary, although it would look nicer. www.geocraft.com/WVFossils/ice_ages.html
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