RECORDS: Trump's Interior Secretary Has Close Ties To The De-Extinction Company He Promotes

As North Dakota governor, Doug Burgum wooed Colossal Biosciences to his state. As Interior Secretary, he publicly champions the biotech company.

When Colossal Biosciences made national headlines earlier this month with its claim to have revived the long-extinct dire wolf, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum was quick to hail the company and tout so-called “de-extinction” as the future of species conservation.

In a lengthy post to social media, Burgum bemoaned the Endangered Species Act as a sort of H…