You have been out in the woods, most people who want to "bring back the cute and cuddly wolfees" have not. They can not tell the difference between a wolf and a husky either.
There was a school that went on lock down recently because of a "mountain lion" that turned out to be a slightly larger than normal house cat. Not even a Maine Coon sized cat either.
Cute and cuddly my a$$. There’s a guy who does youtube video of wolfs he has, he does some educational work with them too. He makes it perfectly clear, in no uncertain terms that they are not pets; his years of experience working with them let’s him know how to interpret their moods and behaviors but would NEVER have a stranger in with them.
Jad a Maine Coon/Persian mix as a pet for 16 years (unusually long lived for that size of cat). He was absolutely my best friend, but if you were a stranger he’d eff you up in a heartbeat for looking at him funny.