Meredith AB Hoffman
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Writer, wanderer, wonderer
Reposted by Meredith AB Hoffman
That the human ego can screw up even the world of endangered species conservation during the Anthropocene, by putting resources into species whose niche existed during the Holocene or earlier, is obscene. How about we save the ones going extinct right now?
#science #conservation
#science #conservation
April 9, 2025 at 6:08 AM
That the human ego can screw up even the world of endangered species conservation during the Anthropocene, by putting resources into species whose niche existed during the Holocene or earlier, is obscene. How about we save the ones going extinct right now?
#science #conservation
#science #conservation
Reposted by Meredith AB Hoffman
A much better, scientifically centered article on Scientific American:
www.scientificamerican.com/article/dire...
www.scientificamerican.com/article/dire...
Dire Wolves Were Not Really Wolves, New Genetic Clues Reveal
The extinct giant canids were a remarkable example of convergent evolution
www.scientificamerican.com
April 7, 2025 at 11:20 PM
A much better, scientifically centered article on Scientific American:
www.scientificamerican.com/article/dire...
www.scientificamerican.com/article/dire...
Reposted by Meredith AB Hoffman
This is not de-extinction. And we should not resurrect an animal that would throw off ecology for very distantly related, struggling modern animals. This is not science. It’s show biz.
April 7, 2025 at 9:39 PM
This is not de-extinction. And we should not resurrect an animal that would throw off ecology for very distantly related, struggling modern animals. This is not science. It’s show biz.