Editing Breeding back (section)

=== Wolf ===
[[File:Tamaskan.jpg|thumb|A [[Tamaskan Dog]], bred to visually resemble a wolf]]
Although the [[wolf]], the wild ancestor of domestic dogs, is not extinct, its phenotype is the target of several developmental breeds including the [[Northern Inuit Dog]] and the [[Tamaskan Dog]]. They are all crossbreeds of [[German Shepherd]]s, [[Alaskan Malamutes]], and [[Husky|Huskies]]; selected for phenotypic wolf characteristics, the hybrids are then backbred to improve the "look-alike" effect. These new breeds may be viewed as breeding-back attempts as well.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Gamborg |first1=C. |last2=Gemmen |first2=B. |last3=Christiansen |first3=S.B. |last4=Sandøe |first4=P. |year=2010 |title=De-domestication: Ethics at the intersection of landscape restoration and animal welfare |journal=Environmental Values |volume=19 |issue=1 |pages=57–78|doi=10.3197/096327110X485383 |bibcode=2010EnvV...19...57G |url=https://curis.ku.dk/ws/files/44767248/DeDomestication.pdf }}</ref>

The Dire Wolf Project, started in 1988, aims to bring back the look of the extinct prehistoric [[dire wolf]] by breeding different domestic dog breeds that resemble it.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Dire Wolf Project |url=http://www.direwolfproject.com/ |website=www.direwolfproject.com |url-status=dead |access-date=16 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200506014542/http://www.direwolfproject.com/ |archive-date=6 May 2020 }}</ref> Like the Quagga Project, these animals only resemble the extinct species physically and not genetically or mentally.