"But there's an even bigger driving force.

James says restoring a mammoth ecosystem can preserve permafrost, or ground that remains frozen, and slow the release of greenhouse gases."

I'm confused, how exactly would wooly mammoths help preserve permafrost?

“As it turns out the woolly mammoth and Asian elephant are 99.6% gnomically similar,” said James.

That is still further apart genetically than humans and the other two chimp species, so it is still a massive gap to bridge.

Asian elephants are also endangered, wouldn't it be better to ensure their survival than to spend money on this boondoggle?

Life, uh, finds a way....

Can’t wait to see the first elephant wearing a wig

Looks like mammoth is back on the menu boys!