How Wolves and Other Wildlife Help Us Fight for the Climate

This blog is the first in a four-part series that explores the role wildlife plays in boosting ecosystem resilience—and how thriving biodiversity supports our own efforts to mitigate climate change.Read our other blogs on beavers, salmon, andsea otters by clicking the links.Ecosystems have the power to help us mitigate the worst impacts of climate change—especially when we harness the benefits of “natural climate solutions” (NCS) that restore and protect significant carbon-storing environments like forests, grasslands, and wetlands. But amid the buzz over better stewardship of our planet’s greenery, a growing body of scientific researchis unearthing another piece of this complex carbon puzzle: wildlife. This research makes it increasingly clear that biodiversity is not an optional luxury, but integral to the natural life support systems that we all depend upon.Wild animals play important roles in sculpting ecosystems—with top predators often having the greatest influence, despite their...