Restoring populations of land and marine animals in targeted “rewilding” zones would speed up biological carbon pumps that remove carbon dioxide from the air and sequester it where it doesn’t harm the climate. Scientists have found that marine fish, whales, sharks, gray wolves, wildebeest, sea otters, musk oxen, African forest elephants and American bison as species, or groups of species accelerate the carbon cycle. Collectively, they could facilitate the additional capture of almost 500 gigatons of CO2 by 2100. Restoring far-ranging populations of wolves and beavers would create ecosystems that capture more CO2 and make landscapes more resilient to global warming impacts like extreme flooding, heat and drought.
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