![]() ![]() ![]() In stories of sixteenth-century galleon excavations, panther-tracking in Florida swamps, ancient African rainforests, Neanderthal tool-making, and cryogenic DNA banks, O'Connor investigates the philosophical questions of an age in which we "play god" with earth's biodiversity.Įach chapter in this beautifully written book focuses on a unique species-from the charismatic northern white rhinoceros to the infamous passenger pigeon-and the people entwined in the animals' fates. Save up to 80 versus print by going digital with VitalSource. ![]() Paradoxically, the more we intervene to save species, the less wild they often become. Resurrection Science: Conservation, De-Extinction and the Precarious Future of Wild Things is written by M. She is the author of two books: 2015’s Resurrection Science: Conservation, De-Extinction and the Precarious Future of Wild Things, which was one of Amazon’s Best Books of the year, and 2019’s Wayfinding: The Science and Mystery of How Humans Navigate. O'Connor explores the extreme measures scientists are taking to try and save them, from captive breeding and genetic management to de-extinction. O’Connor covers the politics and ethics of science, technology, and conservation. In a world dominated by people and rapid climate change, species large and small are increasingly vulnerable to extinction. when the last individual of a race of living beings breathes no more, another heaven and another earth must pass before such a one can be again. ![]() **A Christian Science Monitor Top Ten Book of September** Resurrection science : conservation, de-extinction and the precarious future of wild things / M.R. ![]()
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