By 1690, the dodo was extinct.

I particularly look forward to furthering genetic rescue tools focused on birds and avian conservation.

The company has said they want to reintroduce it back to the wild in its native Mauritius.

“De-Extinction” Biotech Company Gets Funding To Bring The Dodo Back To Life

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The company is also working on bringing back the mammoth and the thylacine.

There is no doubt this is an iconic bird.

We should be saving the species that we have before they go extinct.

“De-Extinction” Biotech Company Gets Funding To Bring The Dodo Back To Life

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