Why would we want to bring back extinct animals?

Would you like to see a real, live wooly mammoth? Or how about a Tasmanian tiger in the flesh? Scientists have already finagled a few ways to resurrect extinct species from their evolutionary graves. read more

As cool as it might be to visit a zoo filled with woolly mammoths, saber-toothed tigers, and giant tortoises, the best reasons for bringing back extinct animals have more to do with ecology than tourism. read more

Far from an expert on this topic but it's been an interest of mine. Here's a stab at my first Quora answer. 1. Increase biodiversity and fulfill missing ecological niches. read more

Bringing back extinct animals would create issues in the food chain as well, because animals like the Woolly Mammoth would be predators and what ever prey they if they are brought back (given if they can adapt to the change in food) would already have predators so that food supply would decrease until one of the predators die off which could be the original predator. read more