Renewed determination to recover genes from the bones and teeth of the tiger in museums had impressed sceptics, the dean of science at the University of New South Wales, Professor Mike Archer, told ABC radio here.
"There are a few of them who are going to be negative no matter what happens and say everything's impossible," Archer said. "But already we've passed so many hurdles of those kinds."
The last known tiger died at Tasmania's Hobart Zoo in 1936, but several sightings in the wild have been claimed since then.
Ealier this year, a news magazine, The Bulletin, offered a reward of 1.25 million dollars (929,000 US) to anyone who could prove the animal had survived, but the cash went unclaimed.
Can't help wondering...we have so many diseases out there that need cures or better treatment. Do we really need the Tasmanian Tiger? No it's not US tax dollars at work but still at times I wonder about some of these scientists.
Unless of course they want to bring back the dodo bird...now there's something we really need.
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"...but still at times I wonder about some of these scientists."
Mainly, it's a Scientist playing God kind of thing.
As for:
"Unless of course they want to bring back the dodo bird...now there's something we really need."
Have you looked at the crop of local political candidates lately?
Surely there a few dodos in the bunch...
See, that's why I wouldn't mind that one, they would have a real live mascot!
:-)
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