The Russian government is planning to bring back species long since extinct with a new 5.9 Million dollar facility. The frozen species are believed to be in good condition so that DNA may be successfully extracted. Some of the species include the Wooly Mammoth and an Steppe Bison.
Mammuthus primigenius, the woolly mammoth, which lived during the last Ice Age, feeding on tundra vegetation. Illustration by Michael Long.
