Dire wolves became extinct over 10,000 years ago. Scientists believe this was the result of climate change and the loss of their main food source.

Colossal Bioscience says it has “de-extincted” the dire wolf, but other scientists disagree and say more important conservation science is being lost in all the hype

Colossal Biosciences has reportedly achieved what many would think impossible: bringing back the dire wolf. Between October 2024 and January 2025, three dire wolf pups were born to surrogate mother dogs at an undisclosed wildlife facility in the United States.