Every story has a setting. This blog will explore the setting of my controversy: the de-extinction of the Bucardo.
The main source of controversy in my topic, the
de-extinction of the Bucardo, takes place where the Bucardo last lived. The
species live in what is called the Iberian Peninsula in Europe. The peninsula,
known as Iberia, is split among three countries: Spain, Portugal, and Andorra.
The Bucardo was specially adapted to survive the freezing cold as well as the
rough mountainous environment. A lot of people would compare this to a mountain
goat that can scale sheer cliffs. These goats are totally fine with a
centimeter of crumbling rock to walk on.
The Bucardo lives in a place similar to this but not as dramatic. The mountain ranges may have cliffs and sporadic trees. Their habitat also had some farmland intertwined in it. These farmlands are more flat and rocky than cliff-ridden. The Bucardo is a species of wild goat. They do not however resemble goats that we see in petting zoos and on farms. Instead they have longer horns that turn in on themselves like rams. Just before the last Bucardo died, a team of scientist gathered cells from her and froze them in two separate labs. One lab was in Zaragoza and one in Madrid.
Also, a lot of the sources I gathered are from TED talks and various news articles. The TED talk headquarters are in New York but they host other specified TED events that can be held in other locations such as Washington, DC. The TED talk tickets are very expensive so they do tend to cater toward people that are very interested in the topic at hand.
The Bucardo lives in a place similar to this but not as dramatic. The mountain ranges may have cliffs and sporadic trees. Their habitat also had some farmland intertwined in it. These farmlands are more flat and rocky than cliff-ridden. The Bucardo is a species of wild goat. They do not however resemble goats that we see in petting zoos and on farms. Instead they have longer horns that turn in on themselves like rams. Just before the last Bucardo died, a team of scientist gathered cells from her and froze them in two separate labs. One lab was in Zaragoza and one in Madrid.
Also, a lot of the sources I gathered are from TED talks and various news articles. The TED talk headquarters are in New York but they host other specified TED events that can be held in other locations such as Washington, DC. The TED talk tickets are very expensive so they do tend to cater toward people that are very interested in the topic at hand.
SeePlanet "Ibex" 07/19/2007 via flickr. Attribution-NonCommercial 2.0 Generic
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