How close are we to cloning Woolly Mammoths?

Cloning a Woolly mammoth is inching closer to reality as genomic technologies advance. The crux lies in extracting high-quality DNA from frozen mammoth specimens, which then could be used to generate a viable embryo. This could involve integrating mammoth genes into the DNA of its closest extant relative, the Asian elephant. Despite encouraging advancements, numerous challenges abound. The extracted DNA is often degraded, and creating an embryo that could develop to term remains a substantial hurdle. Even if these technical obstacles are overcome, ethical questions surface. We must consider the welfare of the surrogate elephant mother and the cloned mammoth itself, likely to be the only one of its kind. As we teeter on the brink of potentially resurrecting an extinct species, we must ask: does our capability justify the action, and are we ready for the consequences?