Herds of Hoofed Herbivores Might Help Keep Permafrost From Melting

By compacting the snow, trampling by animals could expose the warming soil beneath them to the cold air above.

By Leslie Nemo
Mar 17, 2020 9:35 PM
Horses in Snow Permafrost - Pleistocene Park
(Credit: Pleistocene Park)

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As the Arctic continues to thaw because of global climate change, more and more researchers are looking for ways to stop the irreversible melt. In a paper out Tuesday in Scientific Reports, one research team suggests a new way to keep things cooler: Recruit reindeer. 

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