The dire wolf is still extinct.

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30. This article pretty much agrees with you

Experts dispute claim dire wolf brought back from extinction

Paleogeneticist Dr Nic Rawlence, also from Otago University, explained how ancient dire wolf DNA - extracted from fossilised remains - is too degraded and damaged to biologically copy or clone.

"Ancient DNA is like if you put fresh DNA in a 500 degree oven overnight," Dr Rawlence told BBC News. "It comes out fragmented - like shards and dust.

"You can reconstruct [it], but it's not good enough to do anything else with."

https://www.yahoo.com/news/experts-dispute-claims-dire-wolf-115520223.html

This whole thing reminds me of the time when they said they reconstructed the aurochs which is a species of wild cattle that most domestic breeds descend from. Known as the Heck cattle it's debated how close they are to the actual aurochs.