The actual Dire Wolf is still very much extinct. I worry that the sensational claims about de-extinction have the potential to do real harm to wildlife conservation efforts: if people think scientists can bring back long-vanished species, why worry about the extinctions we are causing now?

All done 6X6 watercolor on paper.

Update, outlines tomorrow.

Finished product. 6x6 watercolor on cold-press paper.

At a local library sale I found Rats, Bats and Vats which was solely purchased for the cover