25K views · 524 reactions | 捻 This is why our first three de-extinction projects are the mammoth, dodo, and Tasmanian tiger (Thylacine) | Colossal Biosciences | Facebook

7.8K views · 30 reactions | The TRUTH about de-extinction 捻 Ambitious projects aim to put dire wolves, woolly mammoths and passenger pigeons back into our ecosystems. But with so many technical and ethical hurdles, is it even possible, and why do it? Learn more: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2486422-the-truth-about-de-extinction-is-it-even-possible-and-why-do-it/ #deextinction #direwolf #extinctspecies #biology | New Scientist | Facebook

De-extinction may be one of the sharpest tools in the conservationist’s shed. Projects like the dire wolf revival are helping to sharpen and expand that toolset even more. These projects go beyond the goal of bringing back a single species; they generate critical knowledge, build innovative systems, develop new technologies, and foster essential collaborations that can be used to help many other species. The insights from this project are already being applied to other conservation efforts, incl