Bringing back the Quagga Bringing back the Quagga. Its northern limit was the Orange River in the west and the Vaal River in the east; its south-eastern border appears to have been the Great Kei River. ... bring an animal back from extinction. ’ Such a endeavour can only be applauded. It took five generations to bring about a creature that expresses all of the same traits as an old quagga did. Theoretically, it should be possible to selectively "breed back" a population of Plains Zebras into a creature that looks very much like the Quagga, though whether this would technically count as "de-extinction" is open for debate. "To all intents and purposes they are the quagga back again. If we restore the quagga it would be a wonderful thing because we cannot bring back other species that are dying out. Bringing them back would only disrupt the ecological balance of nature. Humanity has been responsible for their extinction, but we have to ask ourselves what are we are bringing these animals back to? That said, we should … ... "We've managed to rebreed it and bring it back again. But ones like the quagga, passenger pigeon, and others wiped out by man in recent years? The Quagga Project is an attempt by a group in South Africa to use selective breeding to achieve a breeding lineage of Burchell's zebra (Equus quagga burchellii) which visually resemble the extinct quagga (Equus quagga quagga). How the Project Came About, by Reinhold Rau “Here is the Veld” by Attilio Gatti.In this book is a story of the last of the quaggas. ... in that case, we almost owe it to the species to bring it back”. If man has the science to fix his own destruction, then why not give it a shot? The blood of the quagga (and dodo, Tasmanian Tiger, Great auk, Atlas bear, Stellar’s sea cow…) are on our hands. Real Life 'Jurassic Park'? It is estimated that more than 5 BILLION species that once existed on Earth have become extinct. The Quagga Project is a sort of Jurassic Park in South Africa, but not quite. Since the DNA of zebras and quagga are the same, the team says this latest generation has, in fact, revived a previously extinct animal. riay 1th Marh 201 THE BIG DEBATE facts & figures The rapid loss of species we are seeing today is estimated by experts to be between 1,000 and 10,000 times higher than the natural extinction rate. It's also important to point out that ... should we not re-build them? Others are less sure. The Quagga Project, started in 1987, is an attempt by a group of dedicated South Africans to bring back an animal from extinction and reintroduce to reserves in its former habitat. The quagga is considered to be a southern subspecies of the plain zebra found in the drier parts of South Africa, on grassy plains. Although the last authenticated quagga died in approximately 1883, there is an anecdotal account of a lone quagga surviving into the 1930s, related in Attilio Gatti’s lively account of adventures in Africa entitled “Here is the Veld”. DILEMMA: SHOULD WE BRING BACK EXTINCT ANIMALS? Playing God: should we revive extinct species? Scientists Claim to 'Restore' Extinct Zebra ... Now a group says it has brought back the quagga. The Project.