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Author:

Wray, Britt, author.

Title:

Rise of the necrofauna : the science, ethics, and risks of de-extinction / Britt Wray ; foreword by George Church.

Publisher:

Greystone Books,

Copyright Date:

2017

Description:

ix, 293 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Subject:

Extinct animals--Moral and ethical aspects.--Moral and ethical aspects.
Extinct vertebrates--Moral and ethical aspects.--Moral and ethical aspects.
Rare animals--Moral and ethical aspects.--Moral and ethical aspects.
Endangered species--Moral and ethical aspects.--Moral and ethical aspects.
Wildlife reintroduction--Moral and ethical aspects.
Animal diversity conservation--Moral and ethical aspects.

Other Authors:

Church, George M. (George McDonald), author of foreword.
David Suzuki Institute, issuing body.

Notes:

"David Suzuki Institute." Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-283) and index.

Contents:

Foreword / by George Church -- Introduction -- Chapter 1: How is de-extinction done? -- Chapter 2: Why is de-extinction important? -- Chapter 3: What species are good contenders, and why? -- Chapter 4: Why recreate the woolly mammoth? -- Chapter 5: Can billions of passenger pigeons rebound, and should they? -- Chapter 6: How might we regulate this new wilderness? -- Chapter 7: Can de-extinction save species on the brink? -- Chapter 8: Is some knowledge too dangerous?

ISBN:

9781771641647
1771641649

OCLC:

(OCoLC)973377678

Locations:

BOPG851 -- Ames Public Library (Ames)

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

PNAX964 -- Northeast Iowa Community College Library - Calmar (Calmar)

UQAX771 -- Des Moines Area Community College Library - Ankeny (Carroll)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

BAPH771 -- Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

GZPE631 -- Pella Public Library (Pella)