2. Bucardo
In a tale that sounds like fiction, but is firmly rooted in reality, the bucardo, or Pyrenean ibex, made a brief but extraordinary reappearance in 2003 through the wonders of cloning.The majestic Pyrenean Ibex was brought back from the brink of extinction through Dr. Jose Fulch’s pioneering work in cloning technology. These wild goats had vanished 220 years earlier, leaving only the memories of their once-flourishing presence in the Pyrenees Mountains.
With determination and advanced technology, scientists retrieved frozen tissue from the last known living female, giving rise to the possibility of bringing this ancient species back from the brink of oblivion. Despite the setbacks and the short-lived existence of the cloned calf, the bucardo revival remains a momentous achievement in the annals of de-extinction.
