The Saint Helena olive is one of at least seven plant species that have gone extinct on Saint Helena since it was first visited by the Portuguese in 1502. The island’s diverse species lived in isolation from other places for a long time. Saint Helena was used by the Portuguese, Dutch, and British, and that constant use had devastating effects on the species there. Famously, Saint Helena is where Napoleon was sent for his second exile in 1815. He later died there. The Saint Helena olive is one of at least 8 plant species that went extinct on the island since humans first colonized it. The Saint Helena olive is not an olive at all, but similar to sugar snap peas, buckthorns, or cotton. It had its own genus, and was most closely related to plants in Southern Africa. Like many other island ecosystems, the 50 plant species of this island were highly impacted by deforestation and the introduction of non-native species. Livestock kept on the island like goats had a huge impact on the environment. In the 1970’s the government and other organizations began efforts to save endangered plants, like the She Cabbage Tree. During these efforts one remaining Saint Helena olive plant was discovered in 1977. Great efforts were taken to save this lone survivor, but it was found to be ‘highly self-incompatible’, meaning that seeds produced by self-pollination would not grow. In fact, this plant would not produce viable seeds with close relatives either. The last wild plant died in 1994, but a single plant was able to be grown from a cutting of the original, wild plant. This final cultivated plant was the final specimen from 1999 - 2003, when a termite and fungus infestation killed the last Saint Helena olive. Although Jurassic Park is fiction, scientists are working on several de-extinction projects. In fact, in 2003 scientists did bring back the extinct Pyrenean ibex, a type of wild goat, for 7 minutes before it died, showing de-extinction is possible. The Saint Helena olive might be a candidate. Scientists would potentially use DNA that was taken from the last plant in 2003 and is currently stored in the Kew Gardens DNA Bank. Even if it could be brought back, its highly self-incompatible nature would make it hard to keep alive and restore to its native island habitat. There have been efforts to restore and conserve the ecosystems and species of Saint Helena that still exist there, especially in the cloud forests. To date, 36 species on the island have already gone extinct with many others facing extinction. If the Saint Helena olive was brought to life, could it ever be reintroduced to its native homeland on Saint Helena in the South Atlantic?