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   From the «bullshit from bullshitters» department:   
   Title: Return of the dire wolf? More like a Colossal case of con   
   ervation-washing   
   Author: Siôn Geschwindt   
   Date: Thu, 10 Apr 2025 18:10:45 +0000   
   Link: https://thenextweb.com/news/return-of-dire-wolf-colossal-c   
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   US biotech startup Colossal Biosciences has resurrected the dire wolf — or at   
   least that’s what the company would like you to believe. Social media is   
   abuzz   
   with viral videos, memes, and images of fluffy white wolf puppies. The Game of   
   Thrones references are — predictably — omnipresent. The news even made it   
   to   
   Time magazine’s latest cover.  But behind the hype lies a dangerous   
   de-extinction delusion that could distract from proven solutions to the   
   biodiversity crisis. The Trump administration is already using Colossal’s   
   claims as an excuse to slash endangered species protections. First, let’s set   
   something straight — Colossal…   
      
   This story continues[2] at The Next Web   
      
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