Why giant moa — a bird that once towered over humans — are even harder to de-extinct than dire wolves

Why giant moa — a bird that once towered over humans — are even harder to de-extinct than dire wolves

Colossal Biosciences has announced a partnership to resurrect giant flightless birds called moa. But the company's recent dire wolf project was controversial, and moa are an even more ambitious target for de-extinction.

Peter Jackson Funds Plan to Revive the Moa Using Genetic Engineering - One Green Planet

Peter Jackson is funding a project to genetically re-create the giant moa. But scientists warn it's a distraction from real conservation. The post Peter Jackson Funds Plan to Revive the Moa Using Genetic Engineering appeared first on One Green Planet.

What is this giant bird that disappeared 600 years ago and that scientists are trying to resurrect?

An American start-up specialising in animal "de-extinction" is attempting to "resurrect" a Maori bird that disappeared six centuries ago.Le Moa géant était une espèce d'oiseau qui ne volait pas. The American startup Colossal Biosciences is known for its ambitious project to "de-extinction" animal species. This isn't the first time the company has considered resurrecting extinct and prehistoric animals, including the woolly mammoth, the dodo, and…