The pursuit of de-extinction has broken new ground yet again, as three young wolves are carrying on the legacy of the dire wolf species that disappeared from Earth around 12,500 years ago.

Have you been hearing about the dire wolf lately? Maybe you saw a massive white wolf on the cover of Time magazine or a photo of “Game of Thrones” author George R.R. Martin holding a puppy named after ...

DURHAM, N.C. -- A panel of top scientists concluded Thursday that the endangered red wolf of the southeastern U.S. is a species unto itself, giving the beleaguered canine a scientific and political ...

They're cute, they're fluffy, they're friend-shaped, for sure. And they walk among us, but, they're not dire wolves. Or are they? Is that even a simple question to answer? They're most certainly not ...

The Red Wolf Recovery Program in eastern North Carolina has confirmed the birth of four litters of wild red wolf pups on the Albemarle Peninsula It's the only place in the world where the critically ...

(AP) - Three genetically engineered wolves that may resemble extinct dire wolves are trotting, sleeping and howling in an undisclosed secure location in the U.S., according to the company that aims to ...

Although wolf-canine interbreeding has been considered extremely rare, the latest research shows that many present-day ...