Abstract" De-extinction" projects propose to re-create or" resurrect" extinct species. Perhaps
the most common justification offered for these projects is that humans have an obligation to …

I will entertain and reject three arguments which putatively establish that the individuals
produced through de-extinction ought to be the same species as the extinct population …

In this essay, we explore the philosophical and ethical issues concerning de-extinction. First,
we will characterize what de-extinction is. This requires clarification of the process of …

There now appears to be a plausible pathway for reviving species that have been extinct for
several decades, centuries, or even millennia. I conducted an ethical analysis of de …

We are living in what is widely considered the sixth major extinction. Most ecologists believe
that biodiversity is disappearing at an alarming rate, with up to 150 species going extinct per …

Extinctions have occurred before and will again—even in a world free of anthropogenic
perturbations. In a similar sense, human deaths have occurred before and will again, even …

De-extinction technology aims to bring extinct species back into existence, often with the
goal of releasing created organisms into natural environments. In this paper, I argue that …

Ecological restoration is the practice of restoring ecosystems in the aftermath of damage or
neglect. It is motivated by the observation that there are fewer and fewer undamaged places …

A number of influential biologists are currently pursuing efforts to restore previously extinct
species. But for decades, philosophers of biology have regarded “de-extinction” as …

Among the most egregious and discouraging problems of conservation is the rapidly
escalating human‐caused species extinction rate.“De‐extinction” refers to the application of …