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Path: ...!news-out.netnews.com!postmaster.netnews.com!eu1.netnews.com!not-for-mail X-Trace: DXC=S@AaccEiN1U\mE[5Pm2=2VVPK>l0=NjBT]1LaAS32<@]>0[NkJ?RQ>_UKl8\HU\X>_7elT4MAO9Q\1BiH?:\6X`]::8UB;<SVeYW[6OB=dLMKS X-Complaints-To: support@blocknews.net From: Retrograde <fungus@amongus.com.invalid> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Subject: Dire Wolf DeExtinction, fact vs fiction Newsgroups: sci.misc Date: 18 Apr 2025 02:50:55 GMT Lines: 23 Message-ID: <6801be0e$4$18$882e4bbb@reader.netnews.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: 127.0.0.1 X-Trace: 1744944655 reader.netnews.com 18 127.0.0.1:51465 Bytes: 2253 From the «bullshit from bullshitters» department: Title: Return of the dire wolf? More like a Colossal case of conservation-washing Author: Siôn Geschwindt Date: Thu, 10 Apr 2025 18:10:45 +0000 Link: https://thenextweb.com/news/return-of-dire-wolf-colossal-case-of-conservation-washing Podcast Download URL: https://img-cdn.tnwcdn.com/image?fit=796%2C417&url=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn0.tnwcdn.com%2Fwp-content%2Fblogs.dir%2F1%2Ffiles%2F2025%2F04%2FUntitled-design-11.jpg&signature=7ea40aba57f04ff98ec1bf610867fac2 [image 1] US biotech startup Colossal Biosciences has resurrected the dire wolf — or at least that’s what the company would like you to believe. Social media is abuzz with viral videos, memes, and images of fluffy white wolf puppies. The Game of Thrones references are — predictably — omnipresent. The news even made it to Time magazine’s latest cover. But behind the hype lies a dangerous de-extinction delusion that could distract from proven solutions to the biodiversity crisis. The Trump administration is already using Colossal’s claims as an excuse to slash endangered species protections. First, let’s set something straight — Colossal… This story continues[2] at The Next Web Links: [1]: https://img-cdn.tnwcdn.com/image?fit=796%2C417url=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn0.tnwcdn.com%2Fwp-content%2Fblogs.dir%2F1%2Ffiles%2F2025%2F04%2FUntitled-design-11.jpg&signature=7ea40aba57f04ff98ec1bf610867fac2 (image) [2]: https://thenextweb.com/news/return-of-dire-wolf-colossal-case-of-conservation-washing?utm_source=social&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=profeed (link)