TED EGE COLLEGE / 11-A
De-Extinction
and Us
Sinem Ece ADIYAMAN
84
We all watched the famous movie
‘Jurassic Park’ and I am sure nobody
wants a raptor of 15 metres tall in his
back yard.
Or can you imagine that we still have
to hide from the predators as big
as a ship in the middle of the sea or
followed by flying dragons on the way
to market? These are all exaggerations
from the minds of Hollywood writers
and movie makers. Because, as we
all know, they feed themselves with
horror and blood.
I accept that mother nature is the best
decision maker of all the times but
what if we had the chance of bringing
some species back?
Have you ever heard of Dodo bird?
The last Dodo died in 1850’s. Dodo was
able to live in deserts and wilderness
with little food and water. Wouldn’t it
be great if we could bring it back for its
wonderful meat and egg production?
Dodo would be a cheap source of food
for everyone.
What about the wild cat of
Madagascar? There were great rat
hunters. For example, a Madagascar
cat could consume up to 400 rats a
year. People of Madagascar hunted
them down for their furs. After they
went extinct the rats ruled Madagascar
for years and people of that country
gave more of their harvests to the rats.
I am sure Madagascar cats would be a
wonderful way to save the fields and
the fresh corps.
In a nutshell, I strongly believe in
science and I strongly respect nature.
If mother nature decides to finish a
certain kind of animal or plant, we
have to respect and obey it.
But if we as human beings are ones to
blame? We have to think again and do
our best to balance the science and
nature. We can help nature to heal and
we can protect nature with the help of
its own creatures. So why not having
the Madagascar cat and Dodo bird
back? I am sure we will love them.