Pleistocene Park

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Established in 1977, Northeastern Research Station has become one of the world's largest Arctic research stations, providing varied opportunities for study throughout the year in various disciplines such as ecology, climate change, arctic biology, permafrost studies, hydrology, limnology, geophysics, atmospheric physics, and others. NESS has 3 laboratories with modern equipment and the ability to welcome up to 50 researchers at the time.

Pleistocene Park is a major initiative that includes an attempt to restore the mammoth steppe ecosystem, which was dominant in the Arctic in the late Pleistocene . The initiative requires replacement the current low productivity northern ecosystems by highly productive pastures of northern ecosystems with a high density of animals and the high rate of biocycling.

Early experiments with animals’ reintroductions were made in 1988. Currently, Pleistocene Park occupies 16 square kilometers in an enclosed area that is home to 5 major herbivores species, such as bison, musk ox, moose, horses and reindeer.
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