Thus, humans already drove to extinction many land-based large animal species in what has been dubbed the Late Quaternary extinction event as the most recent ice age came to a close.

The group that resurrected the dire wolf species is looking to reestablish a giant bird with the backing of legendary filmmaker Peter Jackson.

Foundational work on the Late Quaternary extinction dynamics has demonstrated the interplay between climate change, anthropogenic pressures and inherent biological attributes in shaping megafaunal ...