![]() ![]() In stories of sixteenth-century galleon excavations, panther-tracking in Florida swamps, ancient African rainforests, Neanderthal tool-making, and cryogenic DNA banks, O'Connor investigates the philosophical questions of an age in which we "play god" with earth's biodiversity.Įach chapter in this beautifully written book focuses on a unique species-from the charismatic northern white rhinoceros to the infamous passenger pigeon-and the people entwined in the animals' fates. Paradoxically, the more we intervene to save species, the less wild they often become. O'Connor explores the extreme measures scientists are taking to try and save them, from captive breeding and genetic management to de-extinction. ![]() In a world dominated by people and rapid climate change, species large and small are increasingly vulnerable to extinction. ![]() ![]() **A Christian Science Monitor Top Ten Book of September** O'Connorīuy on Amazon, B&N, iBooks, BAM, Book Depository Resurrection Science: Conservation, De-extinction and the Precarious Future of Wild Things by M.R. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review. I received this book for free from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. ![]()
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