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Scientists who have questioned the validity of efforts to “de-extinct” animals like the woolly mammoth and the dire wolf have complained of an apparent smear campaign to discredit them. (www.newscientist.com)
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[–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 28 points 2 days ago (9 children)

It makes zero sense to bring back extinct species who have zero chance of surviving the current and future environment.

If anything we should be trying to adapt modern existing endangered animals so they can survive the coming decades.

[–] Voyajer@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago

The same people have also been doing that with the red wolf iirc. But de-extincting animals brings in the investors or something.

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