Wolves were eradicated from Scotland around 250 years ago, leaving red deer with no natural predators and allowing their populations to grow across the country. The post Why reintroducing wolves to Scotland could help with climate crisis appeared first on Talker.

Reintroducing wolves to the Scottish Highlands could lead to an expansion of native woodland which could take in and store one million metric tons of CO2 annually, according to a new study led by researchers at the University of Leeds.

Wolves should be reintroduced to the Scottish Highlands to help meet net zero, researchers have suggested. Reintroducing the species could help curb the population of red deer, which limit the spread of native woodland by eating tree saplings,

A team of researchers from the University of Leeds in the UK has come up with a surprising way to help tackle the climate crisis; reintroducing wolves to Scotland. According to the team, introducing a population of wolves to the Cairngorms,