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It was in balance with natural sequestration.

Study: Bison fight climate change (environmentamerica.org)
Trees, sea kelp and plants store carbon, but the presence of animals can play a big role, too. A study of European bison explores the climate connection.

WILDLIFE & WILD PLACES

MAY 17, 2024

RichieB_pics | Public Domain
An American bison ambling across a road.

A single herd of bison — 170 head strong — stores enough carbon to offset 43,000 U.S. cars according to a new study.

What’s the science behind that, you ask? Dr. Oswald Schmitz of the Yale School of the Environment told The Guardian about his study, which focused on European bison in Romania.

“Bison influence grassland and forest ecosystems by grazing grasslands evenly, recycling nutrients to fertilize the soil and all of its life, dispersing seeds to enrich the ecosystem, and compacting the soil to prevent stored carbon from being released,” said Schmitz. “Restoring these ecosystems can bring back balance.”

In other words, bison keep habitats and ecosystems healthy and vibrant, and healthy ecosystems store carbon....