Species Revival: Should We Bring Back Extinct

Organisms?

Did you know that in 1926, Yellowstone National Park took their grey wolves away? The
elk overpopulated and wreaked havoc in the park. We brought the wolves back, and everything
went back to normal. What Im trying to say is we should bring an organism back, if the situation
calls for it. We should also bring extinct animals back because an ecosystem can be restored, so
we can study and gain scientific knowledge on them, and this could help animals with low
population to balloon in numbers.
Lets start off with bringing an organism back can help restore an ecosystem. In
Yellowstone National Park, in 1926 (according to www.dogonews.com), the park owners took
away their grey wolves because they were a nuisance to them. 3 years later, the elk
overpopulated and ate all the aspen. We brought the wolves back, and the elk depopulated,
bringing the aspen, bears, some birds, beavers, rabbits, mice, and berries back. Bringing animals
back can fix things that have happened.
Next on my list, we can bring extinct animals back to gain scientific knowledge on them.
I mean, we could bring a mammoth back using some DNA we have stored (according to
news.nationalgeographic.com). We can study these newly revived animals- after placing them in
an appropriate habitat, of course- and gain the knowledge of what they did, ate, etc.
We are arriving at the last of my notes. Since we can bring the extinct back, why not help
the endangered? From what www.scientificamerican.com says, One day, the organizations
reasoned, they might be able to use the collected DNA to clone endangered animals to bolster
dwindling populations. You see, bringing animals back using DNA can help the extinct and the
endangered back.
Now, I have tried to convince you to understand, bringing an organism back can help
restore an ecosystem, gain scientific knowledge, and help endangered species. But, in case you
havent known, people say that its unnecessary to bring an organism back from extinction. Im
thinking, Man, that is really wrong. And I am going to prove it.
I have already pointed out that we can bring the extinct back and help the endangered.
And by doing this, the endangered (like the Tasmanian tiger) can be restored so we can see
different birds and plants that once very rare. Bringing an organism back might have to adapt to
its new world, but bringing an animal back is totally possible.
By: Dillon Anderson

Sources: www.dogonews.com news.nationalgeographic.com

www.scientificamerican.com Article titles: (dogonews.com) How the Removal of A Nuisance
Predator Wreaked Havoc on Yellowstone National Parks Ecosystem
(news.nationalgeographic.com) Species Revival: Should We Bring Back Extinct Animals?
(scientificamerican.com) Will Cloning Ever Save Endangered Animals?