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A key moment was Stuart Brand’s bold declaration of bringing back the passenger pigeon—extinct for a century—as a symbol of what might be achievable. George Church expressed interest in resurrecting the woolly mammoth, and Ryan (another collaborator) proposed focusing on preventing current extinctions. This convergence of ideas set the foundation for Revive and Restore’s expansive work, which now includes a team of seven scientists and hundreds of conservationists.