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The first endangered species native to the U.S. is cloned #15853347 03/02/21
Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 47,132 south texas-Corpus Christi stxhunter OP Campfire 'Bwana
OP stxhunter Campfire 'Bwana Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 47,132 south texas-Corpus Christi	https://www.kristv.com/news/nationa...nRD1XxhjKm9HHFJtgEZiNn-p2jYyJNOsvVSwxpZM By: Dan Grossman Posted at 2:56 PM, Mar 01, 2021 and last updated 2:56 PM, Mar 01, 2021 Conservation in the United States took a big step recently when U.S. Fish and Wildlife (USFW) announced it had successfully cloned the first endangered species native to North America: the black-footed ferret. USFW announced the cloning on Feb. 18, saying it had cloned a new ferret, Elizabeth Ann, from stored tissue taken from a black-footed ferret that died more than 30 years ago. “It just brings hope,” said Kimberly Fraser, an outreach specialist for USFW. Black-footed ferrets were thought to be extinct until 1981 when a rancher in Wyoming found a body of a deceased one on his front porch. That rancher took the remains to a taxidermist, who alerted U.S. Fish and Wildlife, and for a few years, the population flourished, until disease wiped out all but 20 in 1987. Of those 20, two died and their tissue was stored in San Diego for decades until scientists received a permit to try and clone the endangered animal in 2018. “Here we are, 30-some years later, and the technology is such that they can take that material from 1987 and clone a ferret,” said Fraser. Since 1991, 300 black-footed ferrets have been reintroduced into the wild, but they are all essentially half-siblings since they stem from seven unique ferrets. Kimberly Ann resembles an eighth, meaning genetic diversity among the species is set to increase once she is able to breed in a few years. “With respect to the reintroduction efforts we’re trying to establish in the wild has a very limited genetic pool,” said Pete Gober, the black-footed ferret recovery coordinator for U.S. Fish and Wildlife. “When you have a limited genetic diversity, you have less resilience to various kinds of challenges in the environment.” Elizabeth Ann is the first cloned animal native to North America and the second cloned endangered animal ever. Copyright 2021 Scripps Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Sign up for the Rebound Newsletter and receive up to date God bless Texas----------------------- Old 300 I will remain what i am until the day I die- A HUNTER......Sitting Bull Its not how you pick the booger.. but where you put it !! Roger V Hunter

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Re: The first endangered species native to the U.S. is cloned stxhunter #15853367 03/02/21
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Dess Campfire Tracker D Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 4,849 Galt's Gulch Colorado	Over the years I've seen various stories and opinions about bringing back all sorts of creatures. I think it would be cool to see a wooly mammoth. For even when we were with you, we gave you this rule: "If a man will not work, he shall not eat." 2 Thessalonians 3:10

Re: The first endangered species native to the U.S. is cloned stxhunter #15853426 03/02/21
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ERK Campfire Tracker E Joined: Nov 2018 Posts: 3,734	I thought a few years ago they discovered more of those ferrets in the wild. Maybe they died to. Edk

Re: The first endangered species native to the U.S. is cloned stxhunter #15853440 03/02/21
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dogcatcher223 Campfire Ranger D Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 17,527 Colorado	I'd like my own personal cloned Megan Fox.

Re: The first endangered species native to the U.S. is cloned stxhunter #15853446 03/02/21
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johnw Campfire Ranger Joined: May 2002 Posts: 15,593 Turkey River Iowa	Emergency order for 49 more Kristi Noems please... "Chances Will Be Taken"

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Re: The first endangered species native to the U.S. is cloned ERK #15853451 03/02/21
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Jim_Conrad Campfire Kahuna J Joined: May 2016 Posts: 60,304 Montana	Originally Posted by ERK I thought a few years ago they discovered more of those ferrets in the wild. Maybe they died to. Edk They spent millions and millions to reintroduce them to prairie dog towns. The coyotes and hawks ate all of them. D'oh! I am MAGA.

Re: The first endangered species native to the U.S. is cloned Dess #15853456 03/02/21
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Bocajnala Campfire Regular B Joined: Jun 2017 Posts: 2,430 North East Ohio	Originally Posted by Dess Over the years I've seen various stories and opinions about bringing back all sorts of creatures. I think it would be cool to see a wooly mammoth. What would that tag cost ?? -Jake Small Game, Deer, Turkey, Bear, Elk....It's what's for dinner. If you know how many guns you own... you don't own enough. In God We Trust.

Re: The first endangered species native to the U.S. is cloned Dess #15853530 03/02/21
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ingwe Campfire Oracle Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 78,300 Southwestern Montucky	Originally Posted by Dess Over the years I've seen various stories and opinions about bringing back all sorts of creatures. I think it would be cool to hunt a wooly mammoth. Fixt it for you! "...the left considers you vermin, and they'll kill you given the chance..." Bristoe

Re: The first endangered species native to the U.S. is cloned ingwe #15853579 03/02/21
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Dess Campfire Tracker D Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 4,849 Galt's Gulch Colorado	Originally Posted by ingwe Originally Posted by Dess Over the years I've seen various stories and opinions about bringing back all sorts of creatures. I think it would be cool to hunt a wooly mammoth. Fixt it for you! Here we go... caliber and recipes anyone? For even when we were with you, we gave you this rule: "If a man will not work, he shall not eat." 2 Thessalonians 3:10

Re: The first endangered species native to the U.S. is cloned stxhunter #15853591 03/02/21
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RL Campfire Regular Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 599 Grapevine/S TX	Originally Posted by stxhunter https://www.kristv.com/news/nationa...nRD1XxhjKm9HHFJtgEZiNn-p2jYyJNOsvVSwxpZM By: Dan Grossman Posted at 2:56 PM, Mar 01, 2021 and last updated 2:56 PM, Mar 01, 2021 Conservation in the United States took a big step recently when U.S. Fish and Wildlife (USFW) announced it had successfully cloned the first endangered species native to North America: the black-footed ferret. USFW announced the cloning on Feb. 18, saying it had cloned a new ferret, Elizabeth Ann, from stored tissue taken from a black-footed ferret that died more than 30 years ago. “It just brings hope,” said Kimberly Fraser, an outreach specialist for USFW. Black-footed ferrets were thought to be extinct until 1981 when a rancher in Wyoming found a body of a deceased one on his front porch. That rancher took the remains to a taxidermist, who alerted U.S. Fish and Wildlife, and for a few years, the population flourished, until disease wiped out all but 20 in 1987. Of those 20, two died and their tissue was stored in San Diego for decades until scientists received a permit to try and clone the endangered animal in 2018. “Here we are, 30-some years later, and the technology is such that they can take that material from 1987 and clone a ferret,” said Fraser. Since 1991, 300 black-footed ferrets have been reintroduced into the wild, but they are all essentially half-siblings since they stem from seven unique ferrets. Kimberly Ann resembles an eighth, meaning genetic diversity among the species is set to increase once she is able to breed in a few years. “With respect to the reintroduction efforts we’re trying to establish in the wild has a very limited genetic pool,” said Pete Gober, the black-footed ferret recovery coordinator for U.S. Fish and Wildlife. “When you have a limited genetic diversity, you have less resilience to various kinds of challenges in the environment.” Elizabeth Ann is the first cloned animal native to North America and the second cloned endangered animal ever. Copyright 2021 Scripps Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Sign up for the Rebound Newsletter and receive up to date And I thought was going to be about conservative Texans....😁

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Re: The first endangered species native to the U.S. is cloned stxhunter #15853593 03/02/21
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Rock Chuck Campfire Kahuna Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 69,317 Filer, ID	Searching for genetic material to clone a vice president.... “In a time of deceit telling the truth is a revolutionary act.” ― George Orwell It's not over when you lose. It's over when you quit.

Re: The first endangered species native to the U.S. is cloned Dess #15853612 03/02/21
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Fireball2 Campfire Kahuna Joined: May 2011 Posts: 56,280 Oregon	1) How did we go from "thought to be extinct" to one dying on a ranchers porch, to a thriving population and then only 20? Thought to be extinct then a dead one but next a thriving population. 2) How does introducing a clone into a population increase genetic diversity? The people with the job titles in that article need to get real jobs. _______________________________________________________ An 8 dollar driveway boy living in a T-111 shack LOL

Re: The first endangered species native to the U.S. is cloned stxhunter #15854504 03/02/21
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wytex Campfire Regular W Joined: Jan 2018 Posts: 1,138 Wyoming	Hey Fioreball2 what's your real job? Captive breeding brought them back . The clone is an original ferret that died many years ago, her genes are likely not in the gene pool now.

Re: The first endangered species native to the U.S. is cloned johnw #15854514 03/02/21
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OldmanoftheSea Campfire Ranger Joined: Dec 2019 Posts: 17,067	Originally Posted by johnw Emergency order for 49 more Kristi Noems please... Sorry slo-jo is already over 60. Please take another number and return to the end of the line. -OMotS "If memory serves fails me..." Quote: ( unnamed) "been prtty deep in the cooler todaay " Television and radio are most effective when people question little and think even less.

Re: The first endangered species native to the U.S. is cloned stxhunter #15854625 03/02/21
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Re: The first endangered species native to the U.S. is cloned Jim_Conrad #15854912 03/02/21
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kennymauser Campfire Tracker Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 4,269 Montana	Originally Posted by Jim_Conrad Originally Posted by ERK I thought a few years ago they discovered more of those ferrets in the wild. Maybe they died to. Edk They spent millions and millions to reintroduce them to prairie dog towns. The coyotes and hawks ate all of them. D'oh! Jim, they are still trying to get the Ferrets going. I think the hawks and coyotes are keeping them from over populating!

Re: The first endangered species native to the U.S. is cloned stxhunter #15855375 03/02/21
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Re: The first endangered species native to the U.S. is cloned stxhunter #15855447 03/02/21
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ruffcutt Campfire Tracker R Joined: Jun 2009 Posts: 3,966 SD	A little known fact is that a good percentage of those released million $ ferrets are killed by coyotes in a relatively short time. "I was born in the log cabin I helped my grandfather build"

Re: The first endangered species native to the U.S. is cloned ruffcutt #15855475 03/02/21
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chlinstructor Campfire Kahuna Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 69,194 TX	Originally Posted by ruffcutt A little known fact is that a good percentage of those released million $ ferrets are killed by coyotes in a relatively short time. Yep! "Allways speak the truth and you will never have to remember what you said before..." Sam Houston Texans, "We say Grace, We Say Mam, If You Don't Like it, We Don't Give a Damn!" ~Molɔ̀ːn Labé Skýla~

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