It is hard to call that a success story just yet, however, as the cloned calf only lived for minutes in 2003 before it died due to a lung defect. The rise of the necrofauna, as biologist Britt Wray calls it, brings tremendous hope, but also concerns that humanity has never before faced.Īlthough the existence of necrofauna is still hypothetical, one animal has already undergone the de-extinction process: the Pyrenean ibex. Mark Stemen for any questions: more information visit the Teaching Climate Change Resilience webpage.In the not-too-distant future, at least four animal species and a tree now classified as being extinct are expected to be mostly biologically revived. This event is sponsored by the Office of Faculty Development and the College of Behavioral and Social Sciences.įor more information visit the Teaching Climate Change Resilience webpage, or contact Dr. She has hosted several podcasts, radio, and TV programs with the BBC and CBC, and is a TED speaker. You can learn more about Wray in her profile in Macleans and she is also the creator of the weekly newsletter about “staying sane in the climate crisis” Gen Dread ( ). Her first book is Rise of the Necrofauna: The Science, Ethics and Risks of De-Extinction (Greystone Books 2017).

WHERE: ARTS Recital Hall (ARTS 150) on the Chico State campus ZOOM: PASSCODE: 533057īritt has a PhD in Science Communication from the University of Copenhagen. WHAT: Britt Wray WHEN: Thursday, October 13 at 6:00 p.m. In her recently published book Generation Dread: Finding Purpose in an Age of Climate Crisis, she merges scientific knowledge with emotional insight to show how the intense feelings of eco-anxiety can lead to burnout, avoidance, or a disturbance of daily function. Wray’s research focuses on the mental health impacts of the ecological crisis.

We are learning just how much climate change impacts the physical and natural world around us-but how does is it impacting our mental health? Author and researcher Britt Wray will explore these topics at Chico State on Thursday, October 13.īritt Wray is a Human and Planetary Health Postdoctoral Fellow at the Stanford Center for Innovation in Global Health, Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment and London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine Centre on Climate Change and Planetary Health.

Rise of the Necrofauna by Britt Wray