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Text 1 Biotechnology proponents argue that "de-extinction"—using CRISPR gene editing to insert woolly mammoth alleles into Asian elephant genomes—could revitalize degraded Arctic tundra ecosystems. Proponents contend that resurrected mammoth-elephant hybrids would trample insulative winter snowpacks, exposing underlying permafrost to frigid Arctic air and preventing the catastrophic release of subterranean greenhouse gases.

Text 2 Conservation ecologist Lynn Douglas cautions that de-extinction initiatives are dangerously misaligned with real-world conservation imperatives. Siphoning millions of philanthropic and scientific dollars into speculative genetic experiments distracts from preserving existing endangered species currently facing imminent extinction due to habitat loss and poaching. Furthermore, introducing genetically engineered megafauna into contemporary ecosystems risks unpredictable ecological disruptions and disease vectors.

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Based on the texts, how would Douglas (Text 2) most likely respond to the claims made by proponents in Text 1?

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