Well, I don’t know if this topic was already talked but as I’m quite new here, I’d like to know what you all think. This is what scientists say There are a number of research benefits that come with de-extinction. For instance, some scientists believe studying previously extinct animals and lookin…

[image] kevintoo: There is no reason to assume that if there were less funding for Colossal the surplus would go to conservation efforts. Fair enough, but there may be some overlap between people interested in reversing an extinction and in those who want to prevent further extinctions.

Possibly. The end results differ greatly though. If I invest 10 million dollars in a genetic engineering program that results in the first dodo that has been seen in hundreds of years I will probably see a return on my investment. That dodo and the technology that allowed it will have great monetary…

I wonder if de-extinction would increase apathy towards conservation efforts. Like, “oh who cares if that species goes extinct, we can always bring it back again.” I already get the sense that there is a group of people that see technology over conservation as the better solution (e.g., robotic bees…

yeah, I’m worried about that too… :neutral_face:

I think that a good question could be: would it be ethical? Especially for organisms that are extinct from a long time. We also should consider all the suffering that these researches could provide in the first attempts that would unavoidably fail. [image] maite39: This is what scientists say …

I’m not sure if the ecological niche for Passenger Pigeons still exists given that the expansive eastern forests are gone, and American Chestnut (which might have been a major food source) is functionally extinct. Maybe they can do fine on acorns in the woodlots that still exist; I think it’s unclea…

Colossal is a new group I hadn’t heard of before. The only group I knew of before this that was working on de-extinction is Revive & Restore .

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cthawley March 11, 2023, 1:07pm 11

Some previous related threads include:
https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/de-extinction-of-the-tasmanian-tiger/34727
https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/extinct-bird-species-youd-want-to-bring-back/33661

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