Rewilding America (your thoughts)

[Ike85123]

America had lions,elephants, camels,cheetahs and alot of animals that are now gone. I've read the debates on this topic. Ranging from the animals helping the ecosystem to public safety to hurting current animal habitat.
What are your thoughts? Would you be in favor of an american safari within our national parks?

 

[baxterb]

We can’t get the wolf thing quite right yet.

Baby steps on this..baby steps

 

[Cervus elaphus]

America had lions,elephants, camels,cheetahs and alot of animals that are now gone. I've read the debates on this topic. Ranging from the animals helping the ecosystem to public safety to hurting current animal habitat.
What are your thoughts? Would you be in favor of an american safari within our national parks?

Yeah, put it in Fort DC with the rest of the zoo

 

[Cervus elaphus]

America had lions,elephants, camels,cheetahs and alot of animals that are now gone. I've read the debates on this topic. Ranging from the animals helping the ecosystem to public safety to hurting current animal habitat.
What are your thoughts? Would you be in favor of an american safari within our national parks?

Regarding extinct species, one thing I would like to see is some of them cloned, e.g. mammoths, cats, cave bears, any from the Pleistocene where their M-DNA string is complete enough. Mammoths from the permafrost in Russia would be good candidates because there is a ready surrogate - the African elephant. No I wouldn't want to hunt them, just a glimpse into the long-dead past.

 

[Ike85123]

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Regarding extinct species, one thing I would like to see is some of them cloned, e.g. mammoths, cats, cave bears, any from the Pleistocene where their M-DNA string is complete enough. Mammoths from the permafrost in Russia would be good candidates because there is a ready surrogate - the African elephant. No I wouldn't want to hunt them, just a glimpse into the long-dead past.

I have read a study about a dna code that could be used with the Asian elephant. Im sure it will happen sooner than later, if not already done in some secret lab somewhere? Lol

 

[Cervus elaphus]

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I have read a study about a dna code that could be used with the Asian elephant. Im sure it will happen sooner than later, if not already done in some secret lab somewhere? Lol

I'm sure the scientists could patch any missing strands with elephant ones. It may cause an aberration but then I know about such things about as much as I know about rocket science (triple entendre). Cloning opens up all kinds of interesting scenarios, like bringing back copies of ancient Egyptian kings, the Dodo, Moa, Tasmanian Tiger, the list goes on forever. The Chinese and Russians might want to bring back copies of their tyrants and that wouldn't be good for the planet.

 

[Tundra Tiger]

A year or so ago I read that one of the Ivy League schools was going to have a living cloned mammoth within years. Not sure of the status of that.

 

[Tundra Tiger]

Harvard....

Woolly Mammoth Project Update

The Harvard team is using CRISPR genome engineering to copy-and-paste DNA from the mammoth genome into living elephant cell cultures.

reviverestore.org

 

[Ray B]

There is living proof that some of the lower life forms previously thought to be extinct are alive and well in Washington DC.

 

[Cervus elaphus]

A year or so ago I read that one of the Ivy League schools was going to have a living cloned mammoth within years. Not sure of the status of that.

I would have thought if they have all the mtDNA they would have done it before now. Just imagine how much money they could make if successful.

 

[Cervus elaphus]

There is living proof that some of the lower life forms previously thought to be extinct are alive and well in Washington DC.

Excellent. DC, the attack of the clones

 

[JimP]

Please NO we don't need any of those things cloned

 

[Cervus elaphus]

Please NO we don't need any of those things cloned

Just like the B movie

 

[CoElkHunter]

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I have read a study about a dna code that could be used with the Asian elephant. Im sure it will happen sooner than later, if not already done in some secret lab somewhere? Lol

“some secret lab somewhere?” Wuhan, China?

 

[Wyatt Smith]

Have you seen “Jurassic Park”? It didn’t work out very well in the movie.

 

[Tundra Tiger]

Have you seen “Jurassic Park”? It didn’t work out very well in the movie.

The worst part is it will cause an even bigger spike to pretty, shiny .45-70 prices.

 

[BnC 04]

We can't find our way out of a wet paper bag right now. Couldn't imagine what a mess it would be introducing African species at this point in time. Two words do come to mind, Goat Rope

 

[Hunter4752001]

I've always been in favour of bringing certain iconic species back to parts of their historic range. For example, reintroduce grizzlies and wolves to downtown LA, Hollywood, San Francisco etc.
Put their green values to a real test.

 

[CJW]

I've always been in favour of bringing certain iconic species back to parts of their historic range. For example, reintroduce grizzlies and wolves to downtown LA, Hollywood, San Francisco etc.
Put their green values to a real test.

I have actually been interested in this for some time. There is still plenty of talk going on and if those jackasses want to put their money where their mouths are they need to do it and all of these animal rights groups should be pushing it.

 

[Cervus elaphus]

Have you seen “Jurassic Park”? It didn’t work out very well in the movie.

They obviously hadn't seen any documentaries about elephants and fences.