Rather than resurrect extinct species, cloning technology could save those at risk of dying out, like the red wolf, but only with solid conservation efforts and habitat protections ...

There are many endangered animals in the world, but few are under threat quite like this once-common wolf species of which only a remnant remains.

If you’ve ever caught a small glimpse of a wild canine roaming around your neighborhood, it is most likely a fox or, ...

Recent findings indicate that dire wolves and gray wolves are distantly related, having diverged about 5.7 million years ago ...

which concludes that red wolves are a legitimate wolf species (Canis rufus) separate from grey wolves and coyotes. In June 2018, the Fish and Wildlife Service proposed allowing North Carolina ...

× Kristin Brzeski's quest to save endangered species led the conservation geneticist to the Gulf Coast of Texas and Louisiana, home to a unique population of "ghost wolves." How do you save a species ...

The attempted creation of dire wolves could undermine conservation efforts by making people think extinct species can be ...

Like the red wolf, it is distinguished from other Canis species by its larger size and less pointed features, particularly on the ears and muzzle. Its winter fur is long and bushy, and ...

The former is not the ancestor of the latter. The Aenocyon and Canis species diverged around 5.7 million years ago. In 20 places, 14 genes were modified to produce a dire wolf. To put this into ...

The dire wolf went extinct around 10,000 years ago. But, in early April, it was “resurrected” by Colossal Biosciences, a ...