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Can we really resurrect extinct animals, or are we just creating hi-tech lookalikes?
From dire wolves to woolly mammoths, the idea of resurrecting extinct species has captured the public imagination. Colossal ...
The ‘return’ of an extinct wolf is not the answer to saving endangered species, experts warn
Scientists say the Trump administration’s embrace of de-extinction won’t help endangered species like the Great Lakes gray ...
Panthers, Owls, and More at Risk Under Trump Administration’s Proposed Changes for Endangered Species
The Trump administration has proposed changing the interpretation of the Endangered Species Act to allow developers to alter ...
Scientists announce dire wolf species has been brought back from extinction after 10,000 years
The dire wolf has been brought back from extinction after more than 10,000 years, a U.S. biotech start-up has announced.
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Prague zoo breeds near-extinct Brazilian mergansers
The International Union for Conservation of Nature put the duck's population at 249 animals in 2019 ... said the bird was already believed to be extinct in the 1950s before a new population ...
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De-extinction company announces that the dire wolf is back
On Monday, biotech company Colossal announced what it views as its first successful de-extinction ... many large land mammals from the Americas near the end of the most recent glaciation.