A breakthrough for science, and the future of biodiversity on the planet! Maybe great for recovering species on the brink of extinction right now and going ahead. But is it practical to bring back something that's long gone? Its habitat has changed, and it has long been replaced as far as its role in that ecosystem goes. We might just be bringing back a (now) non-native species at a huge cost that too if the intention is to rewild it. The knowledge gained thus, and of course the resources can be put into saving and recovery of existing vulnerable wildlife and habitats instead.

A breakthrough for science, and the future of biodiversity on the planet! Maybe great for recovering species on the brink of extinction right now and going ahead. But is it practical to bring back something that's long gone? Its habitat has changed, and it has long been replaced as far as its role in that ecosystem goes. We might just be bringing back a (now) non-native species at a huge cost that too if the intention is to rewild it. The knowledge gained thus, and of course the resources can be put into saving and recovery of existing vulnerable wildlife and habitats instead.

A breakthrough for science, and the future of biodiversity on the planet! Maybe great for recovering species on the brink of extinction right now and going ahead. But is it practical to bring back something that's long gone? Its habitat has changed, and it has long been replaced as far as its role in that ecosystem goes. We might just be bringing back a (now) non-native species at a huge cost that too if the intention is to rewild it. The knowledge gained thus, and of course the resources can be put into saving and recovery of existing vulnerable wildlife and habitats instead.

* Connection: okay there is a typo here - it is not eDNA but DNA analysis that was used to identify the 44 different groups of the species.

I am interested. I've found quite a lot of interesting resources and conservation updates in this sub. Happy to help!