A Real-Life Jurassic Park

MSNBC ^ | Jan. 30, 2006 | Mac Margolis

[Calpernia]

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Most scholars now agree that hunters—more than climate change or a mystery epidemic—are what doomed the mammoths. Whatever the cause, by 11,000 years ago the king of the Pleistocene was a goner.

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If a group of devotees has its way, this shaggy ice-age mascot—and a host of other bygone megafauna besides—may yet walk again.

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The scientists, in other words, had managed to assemble half the woolly-mammoth genome; they claimed that in three years they could finish the job. That would put scientists within striking distance of an even greater feat: repopulating the earth with creatures that vanished ages ago.

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[SunkenCiv]

Thanks Martin.

Most scholars now agree that hunters—more than climate change or a mystery epidemic—are what doomed the mammoths.

I'd quibble with that and say that there are no scholars who agree with that, just a few loudmouthed demagogues.

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[meowmeow]

Prince Philip is famous for his statement that, if there is reincarnation, he hopes to come back as the deadly virus so it can exterminate the human race and save the planet

Perhaps he should go tell Bono to call off the finding-a-cure-for-AIDS thing.

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[Constitutionalist Conservative]

oh come on, don't we NEED the sabre toothed tiger!!!!!!

Maybe not, but how about....

[looscnnn]

Mmmmm, mammoth burgers & steaks. Hey, a new source for ivory. I will need to buy a few more freezers just to hold all the meat from one.

[Calpernia]

>>> http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1568683/posts?page=7#7

>>>Ever since Congress passed the Wilderness Act in 1964, defining wilderness has not been easy. What often looks wild or "pristine" has probably been altered by humans over centuries. And in recent years scientists have tried to coax nature back to some concept of an original state by bringing back long-gone species, such as wolves, the American elm, or prairie plants.<<<

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http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1576897/posts
Executive Order 13112 - Invasive Species Advisory Committee

Excerpt:

What is the White List?

The White List (or "clean list") is proposed policy which will extend government and corporate control over the possession, importation and movement of anything that is alive - plants, animals, fungi, microorganisms, everything. Under current law, the government controls or prohibits a limited list of pest species - agricultural weeds, insect pests, dangerous pathogens, etc. Only species known to cause problems are controlled. Under the White List, the government will draw up a limited list of species it deems "safe", which will continue to be legal to possess, move or import. All other species, an estimated 99.75% of the Earth's biota will be considered "guilty until proven innocent", presumed harmful or dangerous, and will be prohibited.

Once in place, only the limited "white list" of government-approved species will be permitted - all other species will be considered contraband, with penalties for possession and mandated extermination. To add a species to the White List, expensive "safety testing" and "risk assessment" will be required for approval.

more at link

[Calpernia]

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http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1545856/posts
Woolly mammoth genome comes to life (Jurassic Park, here we come)

[SunkenCiv]

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The Cycle of Cosmic Catastrophes: Flood, Fire, and Famine in the History of Civilization by Richard Firestone, Allen West, and Simon Warwick-Smith

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[Petronski]

Perhaps they intend to set these things free:

Political buzz word alert, rewilding...

Next step: shoot them.

[SunkenCiv]

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