Move over mangroves, there’s another contender for carbon capture

The reintroduction of 170 bison to Romania could store the equivalent of 43k US cars’ CO2 emissions annually, The Guardian reported, citing new research by the Yale School of the Environment published in the Journal of Geophysical Research. Bison can boost natural carbon storage and sequestration just by… existing. While the heavy animals move around and graze, they compact the soil and prevent carbon release. This natural process secures carbon stored in the soil, increasing the area's capacity to store carbon. The grazing area for bison usually spans 50 sqm and can help capture 54k tons of carbon annually.