Return of the Moa

This week for reading we were asked to read a article called "Return Of The Moa." The article is about how

scientists are working to bring back moa's in New Zealand by using DNA, genetics and bones to bring it back.

we were told to write a Persuasive response saying if it was good or bad idea to bring the moa back. We were given this quote to talk about the response with.

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“Although the technology is almost here, bringing back the moa would

be a huge venture. It would take a large team of scientists and cost a

lot of money. There would also be no guarantee of success – and many

embryos and even live chicks would die during the process.”

- Return of the Moa (Berentson)

My Response

I Personally think it is a bad Idea to bring the Moa back from Extinction because it would cost too much

just to bring back an embryo and a female Moa. If we did bring back the Moa what would be the

chances that it would be exactly the same. We would have to get the dna from a close relative of the

moa which means if we did bring back the Moa it wouldn’t be a moa, it would be a hybrid with Moa

DNA. I think it is also bad because we are spending so much just to create a extinct bird which could

fail, What if something goes wrong and they end up creating a mutant animal. It would go down history

but Moa’s have already been in history. Kids these days wouldn’t care that much unless if it was for a

project or they were learning about it. By creating embryos Moa have a 50/50 chance of living, it would

 be quite a while and a lot of chicks that would have to die just so then one of the embryos could live.