Exclusive: Photos and Update on Neka Kayda, the First Cloned Red Wolf, on Her First Birthday

In April, Colossal Biosciences captured headlines around the world with the reveal of its first cloned dire wolves . The announcement, and proof that de-extinction efforts are making significant progress, ignited global fascination and the obvious fantasy-themed connections , but buried within the same announcement was another milestone that largely went unnoticed: the first successful cloning of a critically endangered red wolf .

As the dire wolves dominated the spotlight, the significance of that red wolf breakthrough and Colossal’s broader conservation mission was easy to miss, but it's the more timely and arguably more important work also happening at the moment.

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