Should we bring back wooly mammoths?
The question should we bring back wooly mammoths arise as scientist scavenge to find an answer to this drastic idea. The article, “Scientists Say They Could Bring Back Woolly Mammoths. But Maybe They Shouldn’t”, emerges the idea that we should bring back the wooly mammoth. This arctic animal that went extinct tens of thousands of years ago is finally surfacing in the talks about possibly being brought back in today’s world. The extremity of this idea provokes unrealistic ideals and may hinder the ecosystem as we are not guaranteed results.
The risks associated with this bizarre idea outweigh the pros that may contribute to individuals who do see this as a good idea. As the first mammal that we are possibly reviving back, this enormous living creature requires immense research and testing that may be way beyond our standards. For instance, we are unsure how the mammoth will correspond and react in relation to their environment since things have drastically changed throughout thousands of years. The measures that pertain to the mammoth’s conditions may be out of control in terms of how they react to the new environment, food circumstances, and possible predators. The article mentions Frederickson, “‘…doesn’t necessarily mean it’s going to survive today, especially when you’re mixing in the unknowns of other genes that are acting in a warm-weather tropical animal and then trying to move it to a new environment.'” The disruption of how the mammal would react would also be totally out of a human’s control. With constant, nonstop surveillance and observations on this creature, would it be really worth it?
The skepticism raised by scientists truly reveals that the reluctant decision to bring back the mammoth is not the most ideal. It wouldn’t be the best idea to mess with nature and reverse something that has already happened especially due to human activity. The unpredictability is way too high for scientists to truly understand the circumstances that underlie this event. The best idea is to leave the mammoth the way it is and not to disturb the peace of what has already occurred.
Esther Liwen Zhang