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There are a few dead ones in museums. As long as the DNA remains there is hope we could bring them back.
by danieltillett 8y ago
There are a few dead ones in museums. As long as the DNA remains there is hope we could bring them back.
- pvaldes 8y agoThis way of thinking, "but we could always bring them back" can be also a problem. I would call it the belief in Magic science. We don't know the economics of recreating an extinct species, but would be most probably not only technically challenging, but also very expensive. Even if we technically could bring back the rainforests to small areas of the sahara, the probability of seeing it done is zero. Is possible, but the huge resources needed are limited and would not allow it. Saving the vaquita or the totoba, or the frogs, can be challenging but is easier and much cheaper than trying to bring back the same animals from the extinction tomorrow.
- danieltillett 8y agoI agree, but I was just trying to make the point that the Tasmanian tiger is only 99.99999% extinct. The genetic information we have is vastly better than having nothing all. I personally would love to see a living Tasmanian tiger and while I don't think I ever will, maybe my grandchildren will.