Two conservation scholars break down what de-extinction looks like – and the debate over whether it could do any good.
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The largest birds that ever lived on Earth, elephant birds have a spotty fossil record. But understanding them could help protect Madagascar’s biodiversity.
Tasmania’s emus were hunted to extinction in the mid-1800s but we could have them back – and their return could help other species survive climate change.
All the evidence points to one thing: humans and woolly mammoths certainly lived side by side. But did humans hunt mammoths too?
The largest shark to ever live on Earth, megalodon terrorised the world’s oceans, and could eat a killer whale in just a few bites.
The paradise parrot was rediscovered by Cyril Jerrard, a Queensland grazier, in December 1921. But its return was fleeting.
The Tasmanian tiger’s superficial appearance was so similar to a wolf’s that European colonisers assumed it was a threat and hunted it to extinction.
A new study shows Palorchestes had unique elbows unlike any other mammal, which may have contributed to its extinction.
Our new research has more than doubled the known fossil record of seals in Australia.
It is plausible to suppose that human memories of long-extinct creatures today underpin many stories we have generally regarded as fiction.
Top contributors
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Senior Lecturer, Department of Anatomy and Developmental Biology, Monash University
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Associate Professor, Monash University
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Professor of Wildlife Conservation, University of Tasmania
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Professor, University of New England
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Professor of Geography, School of Law and Society, University of the Sunshine Coast
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Professor of Environmental Ethics and Conservation, Arizona State University
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Adjunct Research Associate, Monash University
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Adjunct Professor of History, James Cook University
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Postdoctoral research fellow, Harvard Kennedy School
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Associate Professor, School of Natural Sciences, Macquarie University
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Senior Curator, Vertebrate Palaeontology, Museums Victoria
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Research Associate, ARC Centre of Excellence for Australian Biodiversity and Heritage (CABAH) Policy Hub – Training and Education, University of Tasmania
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Professor of Geology and Paleontology, Federal University of the State of Rio de Janeiro (UNIRIO)
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Research Fellow, Monash University
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Research Associate / Teaching Fellow, ARC Centre of Excellence for Australian Biodiversity and Heritage (CABAH), University of Tasmania
