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