Dire Wolf Returns

[Southern Elk]

I’m sure everyone saw this. How do you feel about it? They say they are working on bringing the wooly mammoth back too.

The Return of the Dire Wolf

Colossal Biosciences has genetically engineered the first dire wolf to live in over 10,000 years. Here's what that means for other extinct species.

time.com

 

[mtmuley]

I’m sure everyone saw this. How do you feel about it? They say they are working on bringing the wooly mammoth back too.

The Return of the Dire Wolf

Colossal Biosciences has genetically engineered the first dire wolf to live in over 10,000 years. Here's what that means for other extinct species.

time.com

They will eat all the elk. Just like the giant Canadian ones we have now have done. mtmuley

 

[rmyoung1]

I’m sure CO Front Range voters are excited

 

[more_cowbell]

They will eat all the elk. Just like the giant Canadian ones we have now have done. mtmuley

Funny, but not for us who have over the past 20+ years watched un-managed predators including wolves drastically change elk and deer hunting in NE Oregon. Contrary to popular belief on some forums, wolves eat elk. In an older study in NE Oregon, it was found that while cougars killed primarily deer, wolves killed primarily elk (over 60% of ungulates killed), and during the winter months killed about the same percentage of adult elk as calves.

 

[Southern Elk]

Jurassic Park vibes?

 

[Gellar]

Jim Hefflefinger shoots this one down.

 

[WildWill]

Bro I can't wait till somebody opens up a woolley mammoth hunting ranch. I bet Rinella gets his crew together to chase one around in loincloths with pointy sticks.

 

[Hammsolo]

If humans hunted something to extinction I could hear the argument, but animals that went extinct for natural reasons are a big NO. Most scientists believe megafauna died off due to climate change (yes it exists), not humans.

 

[ismith]

Grey wolves genetically engineered to more like dire wolves, awesome.

 

[Wild Bill]

If humans hunted something to extinction I could hear the argument, but animals that went extinct for natural reasons are a big NO. Most scientists believe megafauna died off due to climate change (yes it exists), not humans.

Came across this the other day. Really cool video. Explains a theory on how giant ocean dinosaurs went extinct in the ocean/sea that covered the middle of the continent, due to climate change.

 

[Dan-06]

Where does it end??? Who is paying for this?? Wow. I’m thinking that we have better things to do than this. Just me though

 

[ismith]

Be cool if we had cave bears back! Oh and saber tooth tigers!

 

[Jnasa]

We already lack habitat for existing species. Yet, this group is wanting to bring back extinct species.

Let’s be real they want an excuse to play god. They are making false claims to generate interest and undoubtedly funding. I hope they go under.

 

[cgasner1]

No collar….its a coyote

 

[JT88]

While we're at it, let's bring back Caribou in MT. If it ever gets to reintroduction stage, maybe they can release some Irish Elk simultaneously so these guys have something to munch on. That's how it works, right?

 

[Hammsolo]

Came across this the other day. Really cool video. Explains a theory on how giant ocean dinosaurs went extinct in the ocean/sea that covered the middle of the continent, due to climate change.

Fun video! Thanks. Breathing in shards of glass and poison sounds fun.

 

[more_cowbell]

While we're at it, let's bring back Caribou in MT. If it ever gets to reintroduction stage, maybe they can release some Irish Elk simultaneously so these guys have something to munch on. That's how it works, right?

And maybe get woodland caribou back in Washington. NE Oregon used to have a small but growing moose population but I think that tanked as wolf numbers increased.

 

[LuketheDog]

I’m thinking that we have better things to do than this.

Disagree, of all the stupid things the human race does on a daily basis I would put this in the top 5% "things we should do".

 

[jpc01101]

I’m sure CO Front Range voters are excited

I came here to say this…