Beth Shapiro

So probably it would be somewhere in North America.

For mammoths.

Isn't Greenland filled with ice?

I mean, mammoths really need a lot of lush.

The vegetation.

Yeah.

So I think maybe not.

But, you know, there's plenty of space in Alaska, right?

Or northern Canada or even around the plains.

I mean, mammoths lived through warm periods and cold periods.

They're cold adapted because they're big and furry.

Right.

And I'm not worried about the mammoth population getting out of control.

I mean, these are animals that take 10 to 14 years to reach reproductive maturity.

They have a two year pregnancy.

It's not like they're suddenly going to be a thousand mammoths.

This will be a very slow and deliberate and careful process.

And like with the dire wolves, there will be a stage in between the first calf being born and understanding how they're able to thrive in whatever habitat they're in.

And these are really important parts of the de-extinction process.

Yes, Wrangell Island off the coast of Siberia, but now maybe even in mainland North America based on that environmental DNA data.