We Need To Recover The Ones We’re Losing.

We are living in strange times. On one hand, we are losing species faster than ever before. On the other, we are trying to recreate them in laboratories.

Recently, a $15 million project was announced to bring back the extinct Dire Wolf using ancient DNA. It’s an ambitious idea — but also an ironic one. Because while we are investing millions into recreating lost species, we are not doing enough to save the ones that still exist.

More than 1 million species today are at risk of extinction. This isn’t a distant future problem — this is happening right now. Forests are disappearing at the rate of 10 million hectares a year. Oceans are heating up, coral reefs are dying, and countless animal species are vanishing right before our eyes.

Nature built these ecosystems over millions of years — in balance, in harmony, in connection. No lab experiment, no matter how advanced, can replicate that complexity.

What we truly need is not resurrection — but recovery. The focus needs to shift from creating new species to protecting and restoring what is left. We need to save our forests, revive dying ecosystems, protect endangered wildlife, and repair the damage we’ve already caused.

Because every species lost is more than just a number. It’s a missing piece of an ecosystem. It’s a lost balance. And the truth is — the greatest miracle is not in creating life artificially, but in preserving it naturally.

We don’t need to play god. We need to play our part. Not in making new life — but in saving the life that’s already slipping away.