Should science revive the woolly mammoth?

Name: Should science revive the woolly mammoth?
Uploaded: 2014-04-22T23:44:45Z
Duration: P561S
Description: Researchers are working to bring back extinct animals like the woolly mammoth and passenger pigeon, operating under the belief that reviving such species could restore vanishing habitats. But many biologists suggest these efforts should focus on endangered, rather than extinct, species. Gabriela Quiros and Thuy Vu of KQED have the story.

Clip: 04/22/2014 | 9m 21s

Researchers are working to bring back extinct animals like the woolly mammoth and passenger pigeon, operating under the belief that reviving such species could restore vanishing habitats. But many biologists suggest these efforts should focus on endangered, rather than extinct, species. Gabriela Quiros and Thuy Vu of KQED have the story.

Aired: 04/22/14

Rating: NR

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