# Tasmanian Tiger **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 28, 2002, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tasmanian-tiger/111200 "2002-05-28T16:56:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Tranquilis](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tranquilis/32/3639_2.png) [@Tranquilis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tranquilis)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2002, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tasmanian-tiger/111200/21 "2002-05-29T13:35:31Z")
Both pro- and con- positions have merit, but I’d like to see it done, if only to increase our understanding of the process and biology. The Thylacine seems as good a choice as any… A large, easily studied animal, but one that stands little chance of restablishing itself in the wild without massive human intervention, and thus relatively proof against escapes or accidental reintroductin in an uncotrolled manner (as opposed to rats and rabbits, fer instance). A large, modern, well-designed museum-preserve doesn’t seem too cruel a fate for a ressurectred species to me… IIRC, the Japanese efforts to clone a wolly mamoth have at least temporarilly foundered on the issue of obtaining viable DNA. ---
**Author:** ![Norrybaby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/a9a28c/32.png) [@Norrybaby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Norrybaby)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2002, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tasmanian-tiger/111200/22 "2002-05-29T14:13:45Z")
There’s some serious questions over [cloning](http://www.abc.net.au/news/scitech/2002/05/item20020527073201_1.htm), even without the animal that the sample tissue was taken from being dead for a few decades. Don’t think there’s too much academic looking for the Thylacine, but [these guys](http://www.thylacoleo.com/contents.html) are still at it. Of course, there was the [Beast of Buderim](http://www.life.sci.qut.edu.au/lifesci/darben/beast.htm) sightings a few years back, but then people claim to see Bigfoot too. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tasmanian-tiger/111200.md?page=1)