The Perfect Candidate
One of the most likely candidates for the rebirth program is the heath hen which went extinct in 1932 due to over-hunting for over 300 years. It is a bird that will not destroy an entire ecosystem, let alone endanger one. If its rebirth is successful, it could open the gates to other bird revivals, and who knows what after that.
The Perfect Candidate
Endangered Species On The Brink
Although most rhinoceroses are endangered, the Sumatran rhinoceros is the one in greatest trouble. This is the smallest of all the rhinos, but it is by no measure ‘small’. Poaching of this pre-historic looking creature has brought it to the brink of extinction. Their numbers have dropped 70% in the last 20 years alone. Conservationists believe there to be less than 300 left in the world.
Endangered Species On The Brink
