Woolly Mammoths: Good Or Bad For The Environment

Scientists are now very closer than ever to having the bringing back the Woolly Mammoth. The plan is for scientists to first try to create a hybrid between an Asian elephant and a woolly mammoth. The plan is to do this by genome sequencing. Many scientists are involved in this and animals, the food chain and ecosystem will be affected by this. However, scientists are expecting this to happen in a couple of years and maybe even more time. The scientists want to do this because Mammoths could help modern day animals live in cooler locations in which they are at much lower risk of conflict with humans. This is occurring in North Siberia. Scientists are expecting positive results and are hoping for positive results. Therefore, scientists are close to bringing back Woolly Mammoths.

Many of the different benefits and reasons also come from a more ethical and moral code rather than just for pure science. Resurrecting a mammoth could also undo their extinction, due to prehistoric humans nearly eleven thousand years ago. Some would argue that humans have a moral obligation to re-introduce species whose extinction they caused, either directly, as is probably in the case of the mammoth, or indirectly, as a result of another factor such as global climatic disruption. The value of bringing back mammoths may come from the need to satisfy intrinsic human curiosity. However, creating or re-creating different life forms may also be of great instrumental value to humanity, such as in the blocking the emergence of pathogens, or in helping to ensure the continued existence of life on the planet.

“Opponents of bringing back extinct species think that it may make people less concerned about future environmental destruction” People would not half to worry about environment distractions if they bring back the Wooly Mammoth because it would make its environment healthy again. “De-extinction could offer insights into evolution and natural resources that are currently unavailable to us.” Even humans could get something out of bringing back the Wooly Mammoth such as resources that we don’t have right now that could help us in the

Everything in life happens for a reason, and this includes the extinction of species with and without human involvement. To reverse the process of de-extinction as some people put it “amounts to playing God” (96). Although the science behind bringing a species back is admittedly amazing, there are other ways the time and money could be spent. Spending money on animals that are on the brink of extinction, and developing techniques for successfully growing their population, are much more viable options. Frankly, de-extinction, although very remarkable, is not something that should be heavily pursued. Apart from observing a woolly mammoth lounge around behind a thick pane of glass, there is very little reason to use de-extinction to revive one. Our efforts should be turned to the millions of species that currently inhabit the earth, known and

Imagine a world where one extinct animal causes chaos. It eats all the plants and invades other animals territory. Animals are dropping like flies due to one extinct, no longer existing, animal being brought into the world once again this time by humans. Humans also can be the cause of extinction hunting, destroying an animal's home, pollution, and introduction of alien species are just a few ways that we can cause extinction of an animal. Extinction can also occur naturally when disease is spread, or an invasive species takes over. I believe that we should not bring back extinct creatures for three distinct reasons. De- extinction could hinder conservation efforts,de-extinction attempts have failed, and finally bringing back extinct

Loads of people just get used to the world in the present state like when people think Global warming is ruining the world. Both Global warming and peoples’ opinions are on that same topic. Individuals like us don’t understand that if we put new species into the world we can possibly save other species. On that the fact here is that if we resurrect the woolly mammoth people might not pollute as much because the mammoth habitat just so happens to be where the world is colder and people will start to understand that the more they pollute the more they ruin the evolution process of the

Biology Issues Investigations: “Should we bring back the woolly mammoth from extinction? Or should we not tamper with the past and leave things how they are?

This article focuses on the arguments for and against the idea of cloning or bringing back the extinct species of Woolly mammoths. The term scientists and researchers use for bringing an extinct species back to life is called de-extinction. George Church concludes that introducing these extinct mammoths into its native regions like the tundra, could possibly reduce the amount of heat released from the ancient grasses that previously grew in the Artic ecosystems. Church's ideas are directly from the followers who believe that cloning these animals and reintroducing them into the ecosystem will not only benefit humans, but also allow geneticists to protect part of the elephant family. Some opponents argue that de-extinction ethically isn't right.

Conclusion: In conclusion, zoos are bad for animals because of the bad effects and mistreatment it has caused on animals.

Humans should not bring back extinct creatures since they can become invasive. If humans brought back a mammoth where would they keep it? Would it become invasive? As we all know, the mammoth was the biggest land mammal to roam the Earth. This makes it very easy for the mammoth to become, or to be invasive. If the mammoth is invasive, it would take up land, use limiting factors in that ecosystem, and possibly harm or kill other animals. This would end in a terrible result. Another example is the Megalania. The Megalania is a reptile (lizard) that went extinct around 30,000 years ago. According to www.list25.com, “Scientific estimates regarding the size of the lizard vary greatly but it probably could have been about 25 feet long which would

First where would they put the animals? They talk about bringing back the Wooly Mammoth. Due to the size of it, they would have to make or set off a large enough piece of land for it. Of course they could not just make one animal. They would have to make several of the same species if they wanted to keep the species alive and to grow their numbers. Then there is the subject of the ecosystem. How would the species be introduced into it and what effects would the new animals have on the pre-existing inhabitants. Scientist can recover DNA from specimens and fossils from up to 200,000 years ago. If they brought back an animal from 200,000 years ago then there would be a chance that the environment would not be the same. The plant life might be different. The animals that the extinct species might have lived with could of died or migrated to another location, thus when they are reintroduced into their old habitats the new occupants as well as the ecosystem could be thrown off balance. Ecosystems are one of the most fragile things in the world. They can easily be upset if anything is put in or taken out of the system. Introducing the new species is a risk. It could either be what is best for the ecosystem or it could possibly even destroy it in a short time period. If their habitat is the same as it was back then, then what was in their natural habitat that help in the aiding of their

Keeping animals in a man made and man run site can make this impossible for these animals. Dr. Hone also states,”some of these collapses have been sudden, dramatic and unexpected or were simply discovered very late in the day.” Dr. Hone is expressing that when species go extinct, scientists do not realize it quick enough to do anything about it. If for some reason, elephants went extinct in the wild, we wouldn’t have a problem. If we see a species start to go extinct, we can also know how to help them and what with from the study of these animals as I explained in the second paragraph. In the Zoo, the animals will be fed correctly and will not be hunted by other

Over the past decades, scientists have developed numerous approach to de-extinct species through back breeding, cloning and genetic engineering. Bringing back extinct species has advantages for both humans and animals. The de-extinction of species such as woolly mammoth and saber tooth tigers would not only advanced scientific knowledge but also have environmental benefit such as restoring environment that are damaged or threatened with the help of certain now-extinct species. But the consequences to bringing extinct species back greatly outweighs the positive. While Victor Frankenstein pursuit for knowledge in itself is justified, playing with the boundaries between life and death is something that should not have tempered with. Extinct species could carry diseases that could potentially wipe humanity from the face of the planet or result in other unforeseen consequences. The de-extinction of species should not be tolerated in order to avoid consequences that could endanger the lives of humanity as well surrounding species.

It is important to carefully examine the pros and cons of bringing back extinct animals.

Elephants rarely get cancer, which scientists have questioned for a very long time because elephants have 100 times the amount of cells as a humans.