'Lord of the Rings' director backs long shot de-extinction plan, starring New Zealand's lost moa
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Filmmaker Peter Jackson, left, and Colossal CEO Ben Lamm hold up bones from Jackson's collection of extinct moa bones in Wellington, New Zealand, 2024. (Courtesy of Colossal Biosciences via AP)A depiction is represented of the largest species of moa, the South Island giant moa, which once could stand 12 feet (3.6 meters) tall. (Courtesy of Colossal Biosciences via AP)A depiction is represented of the largest species of moa, the South Island giant moa, which once could stand 12 feet (3.6 meters) tall. (Courtesy of Colossal Biosciences via AP)Filmmaker Peter Jackson, left, and Colossal CEO Ben Lamm poses for a photo outside Christchurch, New Zealand, in 2025. (Courtesy of Colossal Biosciences via AP)
Filmmaker Peter Jackson, left, and Colossal CEO Ben Lamm hold up bones from Jackson's collection of extinct moa bones in Wellington, New Zealand, 2024. (Courtesy of Colossal Biosciences via AP)
