SHOULD CLONING BE USED TO HELP SAVE ENDANGERED SPECIES?
[+] serious ballot by Socrates ACTIVE Sun Nov 19, 06 – Mon Nov 19, 07 “Experts: S China tiger might be extinct in the wild The south China tigers, a species native to south China, might be extinct in the wild, experts have warned. “It’s just a matter of time that wild south China tigers will die out,” said Wang Xingjin, director of the research center of Guangzhou Zoo. Only 68 south China tigers remained in 18 zoos across China, said zoologist Huang Zhihong. Those tigers were descended from two male and four female tigers caught in 1950s and 1970s and are all closely related, said Huang. “If we can’t find any wild south China tigers, they will certainly disappear because of the inbreeding,” said Huang. A scientific expedition initiated by the South China Institute of Endangered Animals to find south China tigers began in October, but the chances of success were slim, said Huang. A program to preserve the fibre cells of the tiger has been begun to clone the tiger using living cells once
