Llama Poop: A Soil Savior Amid Glacial Meltdown

Llamas grazing in areas left barren by glacial melt in the Andes have been found to significantly improve soil fertility and increase plant growth. Over a three-year study, llamas helped introduce four new plant species and increased overall plant cover by 57%. Llama poop, rich in nutrients like carbon and nitrogen, acts as a natural fertilizer and contains seeds from plants the animals have grazed on. This practice, which has been carried out by indigenous farmers for centuries, could help mitigate the destructive effects of climate change-induced deglaciation while benefiting the local economy in Peru.