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View this post on Instagram Photo by Katie Orlinsky @katieorlinsky | Wild horses at Pleistocene Park, in Yakutia, Siberia. The park is a large-scale scientific experiment run by father and son, Siberian scientists Sergey and Nikita Zimov. They believe that by recreating the ecosystem of the Pleistocene era, which was dominated by grasslands and large mammals, they can slow down permafrost thaw. To test this theory, they created Pleistocene Park, a site along a tributary of the Kolyma River that is home to imported wild horses, like the ones seen here, as well other animals like bison, yaks and moose. Arctic permafrost is thawing much faster than expected, releasing carbon gases that could drastically speed up climate change. As a result, climate scientists—permafrost experts, in particular—say all signs point to the need for urgent and audacious action. As writer @craigwelch asks in our recently published @natgeo article (link in my bio), “Is trying to save permafrost by restoring the Arctic steppe really so much crazier than counting on humans to quickly retool the world’s energy system? Maybe we need a little craziness.” A post shared by National Geographic (@natgeo) on Sep 26, 2019 at 5:02pm PDT
Photo by Katie Orlinsky @katieorlinsky | Wild horses at Pleistocene Park, in Yakutia, Siberia. The park is a large-scale scientific experiment run by father and son, Siberian scientists Sergey and Nikita Zimov. They believe that by recreating the ecosystem of the Pleistocene era, which was dominated by grasslands and large mammals, they can slow down permafrost thaw. To test this theory, they created Pleistocene Park, a site along a tributary of the Kolyma River that is home to imported wild horses, like the ones seen here, as well other animals like bison, yaks and moose. Arctic permafrost is thawing much faster than expected, releasing carbon gases that could drastically speed up climate change. As a result, climate scientists—permafrost experts, in particular—say all signs point to the need for urgent and audacious action. As writer @craigwelch asks in our recently published @natgeo article (link in my bio), “Is trying to save permafrost by restoring the Arctic steppe really so much crazier than counting on humans to quickly retool the world’s energy system? Maybe we need a little craziness.”
A post shared by National Geographic (@natgeo) on Sep 26, 2019 at 5:02pm PDT