Collecting
material for the Ark
Expeditions
and organisations wishing to collect tissue and DNA samples for the
Frozen Ark should contact enquiries@frozenark.org
for advice about the recommended methods of collecting the
samples. Arrangements can be made to borrow equipment from
the Natural History Museum, London.
Donations
Each
contribution of £350 will enable us to store the DNA of one
endangered species for the long term, and each £500 will
enable us to preserve its viable cells. A single donation of
about £6,000,000 or US$12,000,000 would support the Frozen
Ark Project in perpetuity.
Contributions
can be made by cheque to 'The Frozen Ark Project' and sent to Dr. Ann
Clarke, The Frozen Ark Office, School of Biology, University of
Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham NG7 2RD. Because we
are a charity, we will be able to claim back UK tax from the Inland
Revenue if you fill in the appropriate Gift Aid form. Please
contact the Frozen Ark Office for a form (enquiries@frozenark.org).
Most-wanted
Species
The latest
list of threatened species from the
International Union for the Conservation of Nature shows the urgent
need for sampling:
IUCN
RED DATA LIST
According
to the IUCN there are about 40 species extinct in the wild but held in
zoos. Some of them have been re-introduced to parts of their
former ranges but their futures are insecure, and taking samples from
them has a high priority.