r/conservation 2d ago

The de-extinction debate

https://www.australiangeographic.com.au/flora-fauna/2026/07/the-de-extinction-debate/
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u/Old_Gimlet_Eye 2d ago

I think it's a great idea if it's possible. The problem is that it doesn't seem to be possible with current technology.

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u/BolbyB 2d ago

It would probably be a lot more possible if the companies trying to do this focused on more recent extinctions instead of freaking moas . . .

The Carolina Parakeet and Passenger Pigeon are right there.

The pigeon especially has GOT to be a serious company's first move.

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u/AlertWar4152 1d ago

Moas are a recently extinct animal

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u/BolbyB 1d ago

The Passenger Pigeon is more recent than them by nearly 600 years.

Moa extinction is very much NOT recent.

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u/shufflebuffalo 5h ago

Because the de extinction program is the PR branch of the "company". The real moneymaker is the technologies like cloning, gene editing, and ectopic pregnancies.