Weird & Interesting science, take 2

[Norgarth]

Why breed them?

If they can't breed, they aren't a species, by definition.

I didn't ask if they could (or couldn't) breed, I asked what the point of breeding more would be?

these ones were a mix of proof of concept, proof they can do it repeatably/reliably, and a large helping of PR stunt to gain attention/investors.

Being able to reliably make more of a given species will be important for their stated goal of helping to repopulate several endangered (or more recently extinct) species such as Red Wolves or Tasmanian Tigers.

but why breed more Dire Wolves beyond what they have? 

 I assume their ecological niche has long since been filled/eliminated, and trying to add them to the wild would cause chaos in the existing ecological web.  On the other hand breeding more if they will only live in a cage (even if it's a big cage of a nature preserve) seems somewhat cruel.