By using gene-editing technology to reintroduce the Dire Wolf from its closest living relative, the gray wolf, Colossal has sparked a media frenzy.

The pups underwent 20 genetic edits across 14 genes to replicate the physical traits of their extinct ancestors.

The gray wolf population more than doubled between 2022 and 2023 — from just 18 wolves to over 40 last year, prior to this year’s record-breaking 30 new pups.

"Colossal has said that the gray wolf and dire wolf genomes are 99.5% identical, but that is still 12,235,000 individual differences," Nic Lawrence, a paleogeneticist and associate professor at ...

How the re-introduction of wolves is impacting Colorado 06:29. When Francine Madden heard about a Wyoming man who killed a gray wolf after injuring it with his snowmobile and showing it off at his ...

Scientists say the wolves carry dire wolf genes but are essentially hybrid animals with 99.9% gray wolf genome. Experts note the technology could help endangered species, ...

This is for our farmers and ranchers who are working hard to feed America and other parts of the world,” Boebert said.

At the end of 2023, Oregon’s gray wolf population stood at 178 wolves, noted the “Oregon Wolf Conservation and Management 2023 Annual Report.” That year the state counted 36 deaths of gray ...

“The genetic uniqueness of the Mexican wolf would be compromised, and recovery made more difficult, if genetics of northern gray wolves were prematurely intermixed with the unique subspecies of gray ...

The case for the Dire Wolf mascot writes itself. With a name that oozes power, ferocity, and raw strength, it’s an identity that commands respect before the game even begins.