Friday, December 1, 2023

Return of the Aurochs

 Many moons ago (hundreds of years), mankind domesticated cows from wild cows - referred to now as Aurochs. Then they domesticated the land, turning it into fields, towns, mines, and roadways.

Now Europeans have abandoned much of these because cheaper food and minerals can be imported. But the wilds of Europe did not bounce back. So scientists have been busy recreating the Aurochs, with the hope they repair nature. And it has worked from the forests of Bavaria to the deserts of Iberia.

Here is how the Aurochs repair land.

Expand to learn more about how creating this works. Note that "Tauros" is the Spanish word for Auroch hence "Toro, toro".

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