Woolly Mammoths In Yellowstone? Biotech Company Says It Has The Technology
If returning the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem’s native species is truly a priority, the nation’s first national park would be teeming with more than grizzly bears, wolves and huge bison with prehistoric genes.
And if a group of ambitious genetic scientists have anything to say about it, Yellowstone tourists will one day have to navigate mammoth jams on their trips through the park along with its majestic bison and bears.
That now-extinct mammoths could have a future home in Yellowstone isn’t just a sci-fi fantasy, it could happen. But whether it should is a conundrum as hairy as the prehistoric pachyderms, and some scientists think that concept should be kept on ice.
Colossal Biosciences surprised many with its recent commitment to “resurrect” the woolly mammoth by 2028. After years of research, Colossal believes it has the technology to bring back the extinct species by creating viable hybrid calves of mammoths and modern elephants.
But Colossal claims it isn’t doing such complex science solely to achieve another scientific milestone for humanity. Once resurrected, the company hopes to integrate the mammoth hybrids into existing ecosystems and resume the ecological roles they filled before their extinction.
