{"id":149398,"date":"2021-02-19T12:52:46","date_gmt":"2021-02-19T17:52:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=149398"},"modified":"2021-02-19T13:28:03","modified_gmt":"2021-02-19T18:28:03","slug":"scientists-clone-endangered-american-animal-for-first-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/scientists-clone-endangered-american-animal-for-first-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Scientists Clone Endangered American Animal For First Time"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fscientists-clone-endangered-american-animal-for-first-time%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=149398&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/93063D5E-7901-45CC-8D24-1837A77EB820_1_201_a.jpeg?w=1200&amp;h=800&amp;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Elizabeth Ann is the first endangered American animal to be cloned. She is a black-footed ferret who reportedly came from the frozen cells of an ancestor who lived more than 30 years ago, named Willa.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service revealed Elizabeth Ann to the world on Thursday. Born to a surrogate mother, the success of her cloning is \u201ca landmark achievement that boosts conservation efforts,\u201d according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2021\/02\/19\/us\/elizabeth-ann-ferret-cloned-scli-intl-scn\/index.html?utm_source=twCNN&amp;utm_term=link&amp;utm_content=2021-02-19T13%3A45%3A12&amp;utm_medium=social\">CNN<\/a>. Scientists hope that she will one day be able to mate and help save the species from going extinct.<\/p>\n<p>Black-footed ferrets are one of North America\u2019s most endangered species.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/articles\/000\/black-footed-ferret-badl.htm\">The National Park Service<\/a> explains that black-footed ferrets were declared extinct in 1980 when the last captive ferret of its kind died. The following year, however, a ranch dog in Wyoming killed a black-footed ferret and the species was rediscovered. It was determined that about 130 black-footed ferrets were thriving on a Wyoming farm, but by 1987 only 18 remained. Scientists captured the remaining ferrets and used the population to reintroduce black-footed ferrets to various states, Canada, and Mexico.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/articles\/000\/black-footed-ferret-badl.htm\">NPS:<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>The species is still at risk from disease, loss of habitat, and related declines in prey.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Predators of the Black Footed Ferret include golden eagles, owls, coyotes, badgers, and bobcats. While it\u2019s normal for small animals to have so many predators, reintroduced ferrets are at a heightened risk because animals raised in captivity typically lack some survival skills.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2021\/02\/19\/us\/elizabeth-ann-ferret-cloned-scli-intl-scn\/index.html?utm_source=twCNN&amp;utm_term=link&amp;utm_content=2021-02-19T13%3A45%3A12&amp;utm_medium=social\">reportedly<\/a> said that all black-footed ferrets currently living are descended from only seven individuals. This creates unique difficulties when scientists attempt to recover them from the edge of extinction. Elizabeth Ann\u2019s potential offspring would diversify the species.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWithout an appropriate amount of genetic diversity, a species often becomes more susceptible to diseases and genetic abnormalities,\u201d the agency said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>The conservation organization Revive &amp; Restore was also involved in the project. Executive director Ryan Phelan said, \u201cGenomics revealed the genetic value that Willa could bring to her species\u2026But it was a commitment to seeing this species survive that has led to the successful birth of Elizabeth Ann.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo see her now thriving ushers in a new era for her species and for conservation-dependent species everywhere. She is a win for biodiversity and for genetic rescue.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service released photos and videos of the cloned ferret on Thursday.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Additional footage of the lovely Elizabeth Anne. \ud83d\ude42 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fz7HnwyI1F\">pic.twitter.com\/fz7HnwyI1F<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 US Fish and Wildlife (@USFWSMtnPrairie) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/USFWSMtnPrairie\/status\/1362456141536526338?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 18, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Elizabeth Ann\u2019s birth might remind some of the cloning of Dolly the Sheep in 1996, who was the first mammal to ever be cloned from adult animal cells.<\/p>\n<p>Since then, other mammals have been cloned, including cats, deer, dogs, horses, mules, rabbits, and others, according to the National Human Genome Research Institute.<\/p>\n<p>As reported by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2020\/12\/23\/health\/black-footed-ferret-covid-vaccine-scn-partner\/index.html\">CNN<\/a>, last summer, endangered black-footed ferrets received experimental Covid-19 vaccinations in an effort to protect them from extinction.<\/p>\n<p>Elizabeth Ann will be cared for by specialists at an FWS facility in Colorado where she will continue to be studied. The team there is reportedly at work trying to produce more black-footed ferret clones in the coming months as part of their research.<\/p>\n<p><em><span>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a<\/span><\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><span>member<\/span><\/a><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Elizabeth Ann is the first endangered American animal to be cloned. 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