extInked: Project: Frozen Ark

Friday, 29 October 2010

Project: Frozen Ark

Nottingham University are working with a network of conservationists, vets and scientists from all over the world to collect and freeze cells from endangered species with the hope that one day we can create our very own Jurassic Park!

Dr Ann Clarke, one of the Frozen Ark's founders, comments: "Like Dolly the sheep, although scientists do not like to talk too much about this, there is a very real possibility that we might be able to one day bring back an extinct or a very endangered species."

To read the full news story, click here.

extInked

extInked is an art project from Ultimate Holding Company.

Launched back in November 2009 with an exhibition of one hundred illustrations of the most endangered species in the British Isles and concluding with the live tattooing of the drawings on one hundred willing volunteers.

The result of this unique exhibition is an army of ambassadors for threatened and rare birds, fish, amphibians, reptiles, mammals, plants and fungi.

extInked aims to show that our generation cares about the future of all species and is prepared to prove it in blood, sweat and tears.

This blog will form an important information tool for the extInked project and will be used to highlight the work of the ambassadors, provide information about future projects and opportunities, update the status of threatened species and communicate conservation news from around the world.