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'Lord of the Rings' director backs long shot de-extinction plan, starring New Zealand's lost moa
(lemmy.nz)
The company plans to extract DNA from moa bones and use gene editing to modify "living birds to resemble the extinct South Island giant moa".
The Science Media Centre got comment from bunch of scientists on this and it's a really interesting read. There's a couple of positive takes I there, but mostly skeptical it will actually happen and if they do is it really a moa.
The point that resonated with me most is the risk that these big claims are picked up and used to undermine actual conversation work and protecting endangered species as "we can always just resurrect them later"
https://www.sciencemediacentre.co.nz/2025/07/09/moa-de-extinction-plans-announced-expert-reaction/
@Xcf456 @BaconWrappedEnigma Sounds like the idea behind Jurassic Park