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"Less than a year ago, United States company Colossal Biosciences announced it
had “resurrected” the dire wolf, a megafauna-hunting wolf species that had been
extinct for 10,000 years.
Within two days of Colossal’s announcement, the Interior Secretary of the US,
Doug Burgum, used the idea of resurrection to justify weakening environmental
protection laws: “pick your favourite species and call up Colossal”.
His reasoning appeared to confirm critics’ fears about de-extinction
technology. If we can bring any species back, why protect them to begin with?
In a new study published in
Biological Conservation, we put this idea to the
test. We found no evidence people will accept extinction more readily if
they’re promised de-extinction. But it’s important to communicate about
de-extinction efforts with care."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
