'Lord of the Rings' director backs long shot de-extinction plan, starring New Zealand's lost moa

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Summary:
- Peter Jackson, the acclaimed director of the Lord of the Rings and Hobbit films, is working on a plan to bring back the extinct moa bird from New Zealand.
- The moa was a large, flightless bird that went extinct around 600 years ago due to overhunting by the Maori people.
- Jackson's plan involves using DNA from moa fossils to potentially clone or genetically engineer the bird, with the goal of reintroducing it to its natural habitat in New Zealand.

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