Kika Tuff, Author at Revive & Restore

Leadbeater's possum (Gymnobelideus leadbeateri) | Alamy

News Wild Genomes

New Genetic Management Hub Scales Genetic Rescue for Wildlife

Many endangered species are now highly inbred, threatening long-term recovery. Researchers at Monash University have…

Kika TuffJune 27, 2024

News

Millions of mosquitoes released in Hawaii to save rare birds from extinction

Conservationists hope insects carrying ‘birth control’ bacteria can save honeycreeper being wiped out by malaria…

Kika TuffJune 25, 2024

Scuba diver checks coral underwater | Shutterstock

2024 Media Coverage News

Revive & Restore scientists shine in new CBC episode on gene editing

Revive & Restore lead scientist Ben Novak and Advanced Coral Toolkit awardee Line Bay present…

Kika TuffMay 20, 2024

Cuban Crocodile hatchings in the Zapata Swamp | Re:Wild

Intended Consequences News

First-of-its-kind study shows that conservation actions are effective for combating biodiversity loss

Comprehensive meta-analysis looks at success of wide range of conservation interventions globally and over time…

Kika TuffApril 29, 2024

Cloned black-footed ferret, Noreen, emerges from her "burrow" at the National Black-Footed Ferret Conservation Center | Kika Tuff, Revive & Restore

2024 Black-Footed Ferret Media Coverage

Scientific American: How a Cloned Ferret Inspired a DNA Bank for Endangered Species

The birth of a cloned black-footed ferret named Elizabeth Ann, and her two new sisters,…

Kika TuffApril 22, 2024

Cloned black-footed ferret Antonia at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo & Conservation Biology Institute | Smithsonian

2024 Black-Footed Ferret Media Coverage

Washington Post: Can scientists clone a species back from the brink of extinction?

Revive & Restore and its cloning partners make headlines with new black-footed ferret clones, Noreen…

Kika TuffApril 17, 2024

New cloned black-footed ferret, Noreen, at the National Black-Footed Ferret | Kika Tuff, Revive & Restore

Black-Footed Ferret Cloning for Conservation News Press Release

Two Additional Black-Footed Ferrets Born As a Result of Cloning

USFWS, Revive & Restore, and Partners Announce Continued Success in Cloning Research to Further Black-footed…

Kika TuffApril 17, 2024

Silvery Blue butterflies (Glaucopsyche lygdamus)—the closest living relative of the extinct Xerces Blue butterfly (G. xerces) | California Academy of Sciences

2024 Media Coverage

BayNature: There’s a New Blue Flitting on Xerces’ Old Turf

The Xerces blue butterfly, long gone from San Francisco, became a symbol of the fight…

Kika TuffApril 15, 2024

Silvery Blue butterfly (Glaucopsyche lygdamus)—the closest living relative of the extinct Xerces Blue butterfly (G. xerces)—released in the sand dunes of the Presidio in California in 2024.

News Press Release Wild Genomes

Relative of extinct butterfly helps fill the ecological void

California Academy of Sciences and Presidio Trust repopulate sand dunes with relative of extinct Xerces…

Kika TuffApril 15, 2024

2024 Advanced Coral Toolkit Media Coverage News

Coral preservation technology, funded by Revive & Restore, featured on PBS News

Coral reef ecosystems support half a billion people worldwide and a quarter of all marine…

Kika TuffFebruary 12, 2024

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