News
Partnership between Mauritian Wildlife Foundation and Colossal Biosciences
We are thrilled to inform you that Colossal Biosciences , the US, breakthrough genetic engineering and de-extinction company, has signed a partnership agreement with the Mauritian Wildlife Foundation.
This partnership aims at setting up the ground work to be carried out in Mauritius for the ambitious project of resurrecting and rewilding the Dodo, together with our local partners, to make this project a success.
Colossal and the Mauritian Wildlife Foundation also plan to collaborate on the restoration of critical ecosystems through invasive species removal, revegetation, and community awareness efforts.
These habitats will, in the long term, support Dodo populations as well as other native Mauritian species. In addition, the two organizations will be investigating if techniques developed for the dodo can assist with the genetic rescue of the Pink Pigeon (Nesoenas mayeri).
