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Elizabeth Ann’s surrogate mom is a ferret of a different species. Cloning is controversial, however, as some say that cloning animals may lead scientists to one day clone humans, which could lead to a lot of different problems. For example, one issue some scientists argue is that the science isn t perfect, and errors in the cloning process could lead to babies with major medical issues or deformities. Why this ferret was cloned Back in 1981, the black-footed ferret species was on the edge of extinction. Elizabeth Ann drinks milk from her surrogate mother beside her siblings. They are all a different type of ferret species than Elizabeth Ann. (Image credit: USFWS National Black-footed Ferret Conservation Center)
The first endangered species native to the U.S. is cloned
and last updated 2021-03-01 15:56:51-05
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.
âIt just brings hope,â 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.
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