How to breed a Carolina parakeet

Walton Ford's unsurpassed impression of the Carolina parakeetIt is likely that in historic and prehistoric time the Carolina parakeets interbred with close relatives in Mexico and the Caribbean. The genes that made Carolina parakeets unique could still linger in these populations. With the advances in Molecular biological techniques identifying those genes is now possible. Screening the conure populations of Mexico and the Caribbean could identify specimens with genes of the lost Carolina parakeet. Bringing such birds together trough selective breeding should result in birds that much resemble Carolina parakeets genetically. Genes that can’t be found could be synthesised. Ultimately resulting in the deextinction of the Carolina parakeet.

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Gareth Morgan to clone Kakapo as cat alternative

Gareth Morgen called for the eradication of cats from New Zealand. The pesty creatures are killing New Zealands native birds causing their extinction, he argued. In a bit to curb the minds of the people that just can’t do without the cuddles and cuteness of their Feline companions he is now proposing a cat alternative: Kakapo.

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