baron1282
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You would think with all of the DNA and specimen they have on file the Carolina Parakeet would be a prime candidate to start the revival of an extinct species. We all want to see a woolly mammoth brought back in our life time, but with very little on file to do so, science needs to make baby steps first.
I know some people see an ethical issue bringing back extinct animals, but I don't see the problem. The issue would only be environmental, because introducing a once extinct specie back into the wild might upset the balance. We all know that the first few would be controlled and any release into the wild would be many years away.
I would just hope to be able to see one in my life time, alive and not stuffed. They were gorgeous birds, and it is a shame people did not have conservation in mind when hunting these animals for their feathers to make hats. It makes no since to hunt a bird for its feathers as you could just wait for them to drop out and it would be an endless supply. Kill the bird and you risk what happened to the Carolina Parakeet.
I am just wondering what is taking so long to bring back any extinct animal. According to science we got the technology to do so, so why not try? Sure they will mess up a few times, and might inadvertently create a new specie of bird, or even kill a successful clone here and there. The issue, is nothing will be learned if they do not try. I am for it, it's not like we are playing GOD, we are not making something from nothing. We are still limited by the limits on this Earth, so we can not create something new. The worst we can do is make a new parrot specie, but it would still be a parrot. Dolly the lamb died quickly as the first cloned animal, but science figured out the issue and are now successful at having a clone live a full life. Is it not time to try and bring back something? I say the Carolina Parakeet is the perfect candidate for being the first to be brought back, as so much DNA information exist already for the specie of Conure.
Just my thoughts. I posted it here as something different to talk about than all the normal issues that are posted about Conures.
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Carolina Parakeet (Conuropsis carolinensis) | Parrot Encyclopedia
I know some people see an ethical issue bringing back extinct animals, but I don't see the problem. The issue would only be environmental, because introducing a once extinct specie back into the wild might upset the balance. We all know that the first few would be controlled and any release into the wild would be many years away.
I would just hope to be able to see one in my life time, alive and not stuffed. They were gorgeous birds, and it is a shame people did not have conservation in mind when hunting these animals for their feathers to make hats. It makes no since to hunt a bird for its feathers as you could just wait for them to drop out and it would be an endless supply. Kill the bird and you risk what happened to the Carolina Parakeet.
I am just wondering what is taking so long to bring back any extinct animal. According to science we got the technology to do so, so why not try? Sure they will mess up a few times, and might inadvertently create a new specie of bird, or even kill a successful clone here and there. The issue, is nothing will be learned if they do not try. I am for it, it's not like we are playing GOD, we are not making something from nothing. We are still limited by the limits on this Earth, so we can not create something new. The worst we can do is make a new parrot specie, but it would still be a parrot. Dolly the lamb died quickly as the first cloned animal, but science figured out the issue and are now successful at having a clone live a full life. Is it not time to try and bring back something? I say the Carolina Parakeet is the perfect candidate for being the first to be brought back, as so much DNA information exist already for the specie of Conure.
Just my thoughts. I posted it here as something different to talk about than all the normal issues that are posted about Conures.
image taken from.
Carolina Parakeet (Conuropsis carolinensis) | Parrot Encyclopedia
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