Rise of the necrofauna the science, ethics, and risks of de-extinction

Main Author:	Wray, Britt (Author)
Other Authors:	Church, George M. (author of foreword.)
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	Vancouver ; Berkeley : Greystone Books, [2017]
Subjects:	Stein, Sylvia tribute. Extinct animals > Cloning > Moral and ethical aspects. Extinct vertebrates > Cloning > Moral and ethical aspects. Rare animals > Genetic engineering > Moral and ethical aspects. Endangered species > Genetic engineering > Moral and ethical aspects. Wildlife reintroduction > Moral and ethical aspects. Animal diversity conservation > Moral and ethical aspects.

Item Description:	"David Suzuki Institute."
Physical Description:	ix, 293 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-283) and index.
ISBN:	1771641649 9781771641647
Author Notes:	Britt Wray , PhD is an award-winning author and Stanford researcher working at the intersection of climate change and mental health. She is the author of two books, the nationally bestselling Generation Dread: Finding Purpose in an Age of Climate Crisis , and Rise of the Necrofauna: The Science, Ethics and Risks of De-Extinction , which the New Yorker called a "best book of 2017". She is the Director of CIRCLE at Stanford Psychiatry, a research and action initiative focused on community-minded interventions for resilience, climate leadership and emotional wellbeing in the Stanford School of Medicine, and is the founder of the Gen Dread newsletter. Britt has given talks at TED and the World Economic Forum, and her work has been featured in the New York Times, Washington Post , and Guardian, among other publications.