Billion-Dollar Startup Trying to Bring Back the Dodo Seeks Local Aid
- Colossal Biosciences, Mauritius nonprofit collaborate on plan
- Mauritius was home to the dodo until its extinction in 1662
A museum employee looks at a Dodo bird displayed at The Natural History Museum in London, England.
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A $1 billion US-based startup trying to bring back the iconic dodo bird from extinction has partnered with a conservation nonprofit in Mauritius to ensure the species has a sustainable home for rewilding once it succeeds.
On the Indian Ocean island — home to the dodo until its extinction in 1662 — the Mauritian Wildlife Foundation strives to preserve the country’s endangered plant and animal species. Over a span of three decades, the MWF saved the kestrel from the brink of extinction, and it’s now the national bird.