Once, North America was home to megafauna (big animals), but after the arrival of good ol’ human beings, the mammoths, cave bears, camels, saber-tooth cats, lions, giant ground sloths and all the other tasty megafauna went into serious decline and then extinction.
Some scientists are now proposing to restore ecological balance to North America by introducing modern megafauna to the continent. While ground sloths, mammoths and saber-tooth cats won’t be back anytime soon, the proposal would return elephants, camels, lions, cheetahs and other animals to the continent.
Sounds like a cool idea, as long as you don’t live in the re-population area…
Original Source: BBC News – Full Story