extinction
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Thus the California grizzly joined the passenger pigeon, the most populous bird on earth, on the extinction list.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
Until recently, babirusas were considered vulnerable to extinction by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature, external, but are due to be upgraded to "critically endangered", the zoo said.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
The result is a medium at risk of extinction.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
Popular culture has often depicted the dodo as clumsy and unintelligent, sometimes suggesting that its extinction was almost unavoidable.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 9, 2026
The panthers, elk, and timberwolves were being driven to extinction, the beaver and bear nearly so.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
Many of the culprits then were the same as those still driving extinctions across the nation today.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
The Australian government's official extinctions list sits at 67, but researchers are confident at least 100 plant and animal species have been lost forever.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
Martindale typically studies ancient coral reefs and mass extinctions.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 3, 2026
In those settings, microbes could rely on sunlight for energy and avoid animals that would otherwise consume them, especially during stressful periods or after mass extinctions.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 3, 2026
Smith’s revelation regarding strata heightened the moral awkwardness concerning extinctions.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
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