Scientists Debate Claim That “Extinct” Dire Wolves Are Back ...

In April of 2025, headlines across the world announced that the dire wolf had been brought back from extinction. This 130-150 ...

A Dallas-based biotech company called Colossal Biosciences says it has produced “de-extinct” dire wolf pups using gene-editing technology, but critics argue the animals are genetically modified gray ...

A Colossal Biosciences representative confirmed that the dire wolves that the company brought back from extinction are growing quickly, already exceeding the grey wolf in size The genetic engineering ...

Winter is coming ... and so are the dire wolves. The large canines — best known for being featured in the HBO series "Game of Thrones" — went extinct nearly 13,000 years ago. But they're now making a ...

The push to revive extinct animals is accelerating, but scientists disagree about whether gene-edited species count as true ...

Colossal has said it hopes revived species such as the woolly mammoth, created using gene-edited Asian elephant DNA, could ...

The Trump administration is increasingly granting ranchers permission to kill endangered Mexican gray wolves, and giving them broader discretion to go after animals on public land. The latest permit — ...

The Mexican wolf, seen here at the Endangered Wolf Center in Eureka, Mo., Oct. 15, 2025, is the most critically endangered wolf subspecies on Earth. Joshua Carter Belleville News-Democrat Less than an ...