Dire wolves, made famous by “Game of Thrones,” went extinct some 13,000 years ago. Now, researchers have bred gray-wolf pups that carry genes of their ancient cousins.

Earlier, the company said it brought back dire wolves, which had been extinct for more than 12,000 years. It also has created a genetically engineered, wooly version of a mouse on the way, the company says, to bringing back wooly mammoths.

South Salem, New York, is home to 10 new celebrities. The New York Wolf Conservation Center (WCC) welcomed 10 rare red wolf pups on April 19. Charlotte gave birth to four pups and then momma wolf ...

If you buy through a BGR link, we may earn an affiliate commission, helping support our expert product labs. Red wolves used to roam freely from Texas to Pennsylvania. However, widespread hunting ...

Soon after that, they met with officials in North Carolina about the state's Red Wolf Recovery Program, which seeks to increase the population of the one-time extinct animal through breeding in ...

and North Africa. It is the largest extant member of its family, with males averaging 43–45 kg (95–99 lb), and females 36–38.5 kg (79–85 lb). Like the red wolf, it is distinguished from ...

RALEIGH, N.C.— In response to a legal victory by the Center for Biological Diversity, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today issued a new recovery plan for the red wolf, the world’s most endangered canid. Today’s final plan calls for several ...

Colossal Biosciences, a Texas company attempting to bring back extinct animals such as dire wolves and woolly mammoths, believes its technology could also help endangered species, including North Carolina's red wolves,