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

A biotech company that claims to have brought dire wolves back from extinction has announced plans to resurrect giant extinct birds called moa. However, experts say that dire wolves were never truly ...
EurekAlert!

Discovering the traits of extinct birds

Looking to inform the conservation of critically endangered bird species, University of Utah biologists completed an analysis identifying traits that correlate with all 216 bird extinctions since 1500 ...
New York Post

12-foot bird has been gone for 600 years — now scientists want to ‘de-extinct’ it

The real big bird returns. A company that claims to have resurrected the dire wolf has unveiled plans to bring back the moa, a long-extinct bird that once towered over people. The company, Colossal ...
THE WEEK

Scientists and Peter Jackson attempt to bring back an extinct bird — kind of

Colossal Biosciences is working on bringing back a long-dormant animal, and it has found a partner to help. The genetics company is teaming up with "Lord of the Rings" director Peter Jackson to ...

To revive an extinct bird, you first need an artificial egg

Colossal Biosciences, a Texas company trying to bring extinct species back to life, reports creating artificial eggs that ...
CNN

Can New Zealand’s extinct birds help save the living? Photographer captures species ‘haunting’ a nation’s history

EDITOR’S NOTE: Call to Earth is a CNN editorial series committed to reporting on the environmental challenges facing our planet, together with the solutions. Rolex’s Perpetual Planet Initiative has ...