Should we de-extinct the moa?

Our Changing World takes a deep dive into controversial plans by US company Colossal Biosciences, backed by filmmaker Peter Jackson, to de-extinct the Moa. In part two of a two-part series, Sharon Brettkelly looks at whether it SHOULD be done. Sign up to the Our Changing World monthly newsletter for episode backstories, science analysis and more. LEARN MORE: Check out this explainer from Katie Kenny for the proposed Gene Technology changes. RNZ’s Monique Steel looks at who is backing the stalled Gene Technology Bill. Listen as Kathryn Ryan talks to Kennedy Warne about how de-extincting the moa might fit with conservation efforts. Ben Novak talks to RNZ’s Saturday Morning show about de-extincting the passenger pigeon. GUESTS: Professor Amanda Black, Department of Soil and Environmental Sciences, Lincoln University and Director of Bioprotection Aotearoa. Professor Phillip Wilcox, bioethicist and quantitative geneticist, University of Otago. Andrew Pask, Chief Biology Officer, Colossal Biosciences Associate Professor Nic Rawlence, Director of Otago Palaeogenetics Laboratory, University of Otago. IN THIS EPISODE: (00:00) Should we bring moa back? (01:36) Colossal’s plan to bring back moa (03:00) Who benefits from de-extinction (07:33) Māori perspectives, consent and data sovereignty (10:55) Could New Zealand stop the project? (14:43) Considering all the aspects of de-extinction (18:30) De-extinction vortex and the ethics of breeding and consultation… Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details