Bring back a species whose habitat has disappeared and would not be able to survive anyplace on the planet.
Now THAT’S a worthwhile endeavor.
“...The first time Ben Novak saw a passenger pigeon, he fell to his knees and remained in that position, speechless, for 20 minutes. He was 16. At 13, Novak vowed to devote his life to resurrecting extinct animals. At 14, he saw a photograph of a passenger pigeon in an Audubon Society book and “fell in love.”..
Most boys that age are chasing girls...
This one’s chasing pigeons.
Um...yeah..ok...
Yeah but they are woolly!
We’ll need woolly animals if it gets much colder due to Global Warming.
Plus, this will justify massive land graps to protect an endangered species that is no longer really endangered because we can bring it back at any time.
/Sarcasm mode on hyperbole
Yep. There's a reason why species go extinct. It's been happening for 100's of millions of years, and will continue on so long as the planet is habitable.
And, to those who say "Man caused (XXXX) to go extinct!!!!", remember that man is a species, too. It's no different than if the passenger pigeons were all eaten by saber-toothed tigers.
just my $0.02.
The Taiga of Northern Siberia and parts of Canada should be an adequate habitat for the Mammoth, until global warming melts 'em. (is the < /sarc > tag needed?)