Pleistocene Park
One Russian scientist hopes to slow the thawing of the Arctic
Sergei Zimov is a polarising figure, but the results from his Pleistocene Park seem promising so far
P
ERCHED ON top of a cliff on the northern edge of Russia, Sergei Zimov doffs his beret, letting his long grey hair tumble down his back. His eyes glow as he leans his weathered face toward the frozen ground. Under the haze of never-ending northern days, he looks like a figure lifted from the golden background of a Russian Orthodox icon.
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