Cloning of Wildlife Is Real-Extinct Species Are Next

Cloning is a term that brings to mind the realm of science fiction.

After all there is a Star Wars film called “Attack of the Clones” and an animated series called “Clone Wars”.

Cloning however is very real and it has been used in wildlife conservation.

Officials with the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service commissioned the cloning of a black-footed ferret and now there is major talk of cloning extinct species like the Tasmanian tiger and even the wooly mammoth.

In this very unique and very in-depth episode of the award-winning Higher Calling Wildlife, host Chester Moore interviews Ben Novak from Revive & Restore, a group dedicated to conservation through cloning technology.

Listen via the player below.

This could be one of the major wildlife issues of the next 20. years. Get informed now and decide if cloning sounds cool or is something that concerns you.