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Resurrection Science: Conservation, De-extinction and the Precarious Future of Wild Things - M.R. O'Connor

4 stars

Resurrection Science is a nonfiction book about endangered and extinct species and the effort to save them and bring them back to existence. The case studies presented were interesting (and a bit sad). I liked that the author also discusses the ethics of tinkering with nature and genetics and showed both sides of the issues. The question of how much interference is too much and the philosophical discussion on what makes a species a species are important issues to be considered. What happens when we bring back something, but its habitat is no longer available? Will de-extinct creatures simply be oddities in zoos and if so will that be ethical? Overall it is an informative book that presents a lot of good issues and questions to consider.