Colossal Forms Indigenous Council and Announces New Indigenous Partnerships for Conservation and Rewilding Efforts in North America
Colossal Forms Indigenous Council and Announces New Indigenous Partnerships for Conservation and Rewilding Efforts in North America
07/11/24, 2:06 PM
Location
dallasIndustry
software
Type
partnership
Colossal, the de-extinction company, has announced new partnerships with indigenous collaborators, including the Nez Perce Tribe, Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation (known as the MHA Nation), INDIGENOUS LED, and the Wind River Tribal Buffalo Initiative. In addition, the company has formed the Colossal Indigenous Council to prioritize the conservation, de-extinction, rewilding, and rematriation efforts in North America. The council, led by well-respected indigenous conservation leader Jason Baldes, will advise and support Colossal's conservation projects to ensure that indigenous-focused efforts are a top priority.
Company Info
Location
dallas, texas, united states
Additional Info
Colossal was founded by emerging technology and software entrepreneur Ben Lamm and world-renowned geneticist and serial biotech entrepreneur George Church, Ph.D. Colossal creates disruptive technologies for extinct species restoration, critically endangered species protection and the repopulation of critical ecosystems that support the continuation of life on Earth. The company is the first to apply CRISPR technology for the purposes of species de-extinction, beginning with the woolly mammoth. Colossal is accepting humanity’s duty to restore Earth to a healthier state, while also solving for the future economies and biological necessities of the human condition through cutting-edge science and technologies. To follow along, please visit: www.colossal.com.