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De-extinction beyond species: Restoring ecosystem functionality through large herbivore rewilding.
Cambridge prisms. Extinction    January 13, 2025   Volume 3 e3 doi: 10.1017/ext.2024.27
Jepson PR.This perspective positions rewilding as a novel approach to ecosystem restoration, emphasising the restoration of natural processes to create self-willed ecosystems. Central to European rewilding is the de-domestication of cattle and horses to act as functional analogues of the extinct aurochs and wild horses. This de-extinction pathway shifts the focus from the loss of species to the loss of their ecological roles caused by human actions commencing millennia ago. The focus on restoring functional effects provides a strong policy rationale for large herbivore de-domestication, aligning with na...