6 extinct species that scientists could bring back to life

Entire species such as the woolly mammoth, the dodo and the thylacine could soon walk the Earth again.

De-extinction companies say it could be less than a decade before we see some extinct species again.

Scientists have already resurrected at least one lineage called the bucardo, which went extinct in 2000 .

Aurochs are the wild ancestors of all modern cattle, including domestic cows.

The passenger pigeon was once the most abundant bird species in North America .

Quagas were endemic to South Africa and had fewer stripes than other zebras.

The Quagga Project in South Africa has bred a quagga with fewer stripes to retrieve the genes responsible for the species.

Sascha is a U.K.-based trainee staff writer at Live Science . She holds a bachelor’s degree in biology from the University of Southampton in England and a master’s degree in science communication from Imperial College London . Her work has appeared in The Guardian and the health website Zoe . Besides writing, she enjoys playing tennis, bread-making and browsing second -hand shops for hidden gems..