One of the notorious problems for species conservation is the rapid decline of natural
habitats. This issue is faced also by species reintroduction programmes facilitated by zoos …

Wild animals are objects of fascination and concern. Efforts are made all over the world to
protect wild animals–especially the ones in danger of losing their habitats or their life–and …

The central question of this chapter is whether keeping animals in captivity is morally
justified. Captivity could be considered inherently wrong when animals are perceived to …

De-domestication is the deliberate establishment of a population of domesticated animals or
plants in the wild. In time, the population should be able to reproduce, becoming self …

The recovery of many populations of large carnivores and herbivores in major parts of
Europe and North America offers ecosystem services and opportunities for sustainable …

Would it be cool to see woolly mammoth alive one day? Disappeared species have always
fascinated the human mind. A new discussion of using genomic technologies to reverse …

It might be assumed that the application of genomics to the production of farmed animals
represents a move of acceleration, a broadening and an elaboration of what might be …

Human intervention in the form of the rehabilitation, relocation and release of wildlife seems,
on the face of it, to be a good thing. It is an outlet for human compassion for species other …

This chapter discusses the brief history of modification; varieties of modification;
domestication; modification of behaviour and phenotypes; non-therapeutic modification; …

Advances in gene reading, gene synthesis, and genome editing are making possible a
number of radical new practices for transforming animal futures in the Anthropocene. De …