The Tusks of Extinction, by Ray Nayler
Overview
You'll experience a sharp sci-fi ride about a digitized expert guiding a mammoth to outwit poachers, exploring memory, ethics, and humanity’s stake in nature.
Details
The Tusks of Extinction is a short 2024 science fiction novella by Ray Nayler about the resurrection of woolly mammoths. The story follows a digitized consciousness of a murdered elephant expert, Dr. Damira Khismatullina, which has been uploaded into the mind of a mammoth matriarch to help the herd survive against poachers and trophy hunters.