It has long been our environmental duty to save species from extinction.
Gaurs are huge ox-like animals from Asia that are highly endangered.
Formerly hunted for sport, they now suffer from habitat loss and could soon be extinct. A novel attempt is now being made to save the gaur by cloning them, thereby enabling ordinary cows to produce new gaurs. The last existing bucardo died of a smashed skull, but scientists have preserved some of its cells. Other rare animals, too, are scheduled for cloning, including the bongo, cheetah, Sumatran tiger, and, of course, the giant panda. It might even be possible to bring back an animal that is already extinct.