Colossal Biosciences - which announced in April that it had brought dire wolves back from extinction (only to be met with a howl of critics who called the claims overstated) - is teaming up with filmmaker Peter Jackson on a new animal revival project.

Texas genetics engineering company Colossal Biosciences is teaming with filmmaker Peter Jackson and New Zealand experts to bring back another species.

LOTR’s Peter Jackson joins a Māori-led plan to resurrect the long-lost giant moa by combining ancient culture with bold science.