Florida panther
This article introduces three options where the genetic manipulation of endangered populations could be a viable and less risky solution to other methods of conservation like relocation.
It discusses how editing the genes of certain species to have more adaptive traits or hybridizing them with different breeds from the same species would increase biodiversity which leads to healthier animals and more viable offspring. Whereas relocation can lead to the introduction of invasive species and diseases.
Scientists aim to transfer genes like disease resistance or heat tolerance from one isolated population to another to make animals better-adapted to their environment, and thus more likely to survive long enough to reproduce.
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