Figure 1: Number of extant species prioritized for conservation for different de-extinction scenarios.

a,b, Mean differences in the number of extant species prioritized versus the baseline number of prioritized species when considering extant species only (vertical dashed line), for New Zealand (a) and New South Wales (b). Red bars represent Scenario 1, where conservation of resurrected species becomes the responsibility of government. Yellow bars represent Scenario 2, where conservation of resurrected species is externally sponsored. Blue bars represent the number of extant species that could be prioritized for conservation if funding for conservation costs of resurrected species could instead be applied to extant species. Thus, they represent the opportunity costs associated with Scenario 2. Error bars represent standard errors. Note that the Scenario 1 costs for two species in NSW were higher than the set government budget, so mean differences could not be measured (N/A).

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