A herd of 170 reintroduced European bison in the Tarcu Mountains of Romania could help store carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions equivalent to removing 43,000 American cars from the roads for a year, according to research demonstrating how animals can mitigate some effects of the climate crisis. The results were published by The Guardian. The European bison disappeared from Romania over 200 years ago, but Rewilding Europe and WWF Romania reintroduced the species to the southern Carpathian Mountains in 2014. Since then, their number has increased to over 170 animals, constituting one of Europe’s largest free-roaming populations. The area has the … Continue reading Bison Herd in Romania’s Tarcu Mountains Could Offset CO2 From 43,000 Cars Annually