SCIENCESCIENTIFIC AMERICAN
Why the controversy over de-extinction risks missing the point
Efforts to revive the thylacine and woolly mammoth are prompting conservationists to debate the kind of natural world to build. The article highlights how de-extinction initiatives are forcing a reevaluation of conservation priorities.
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