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One answer might be that, because long-extinct species pose the hardest biological challenges, working on de-extinction in these animals pushes scientists to develop cutting-edge genetic ...

But some conservationists are expressing wide-ranging concern about the unintended consequences that could arise as researchers continue to try to resurrect versions of extinct animals.

(NEXSTAR) — This week, a Texas-based biosciences company, which aims to “de-extinct” animal species of the past (and ones that will go extinct in the future), said it managed to engineer ...

Dr Rawlence argued that there needs to be a proper scientific distinction between an extinct animal and its bio-generated clone of years later “Because extinction is still forever”.

Lions once lived in Europe too, but they have long since become extinct here. Today, lions only exist in Africa south of the Sahara desert and in Gir National Park in India. Lions are big and strong.

Most experts USA TODAY spoke with agreed that attempts to de-extinct animals, like the dire wolf, result in animals that are not the same as their ancestors and are actually hybrid animals.