8legs: Colossal biosciences

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Company bringing back woolly mammoth plans to de-extinct the bluebuck

Colossal Biosciences announces a plan to de-extinct the bluebuck using genetic techniques and surrogate mothers.
The project aims to modify genes in living relatives like the roan antelope to resemble the extinct species.
Colossal says the work could advance conservation and ecosystem restoration in southern Africa.
Independent experts are assessing environmental and regulatory issues for rewilding the bluebuck.
No timeline has been given for a living bluebuck and habitat planning is being considered with South African groups.
Colossal frames the effort as conservation-driven and scalable for other at‑risk antelopes.
The bluebuck was hunted to extinction around 1800, signaling the species’ disappearance from its Cape habitat.
Colossal cites potential rewilding to help restore southern African ecosystems as a long-term goal.
Colossal is collaborating with South African conservation groups to plan habitat and possible reintroduction.
Ethical and ecological concerns accompany de-extinction efforts, prompting expert examination.

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