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TED EGE COLLEGE / 11-A

De-Extinction and Us

Sinem Ece ADIYAMAN

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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 .