extinct
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The Endangered Species Act is widely credited with saving the California condor, which almost went extinct in the 1980s due to several factors, including habitat destruction.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 11, 2026
Indian tiger biologist Ullas Karanth once led surveys of Cambodia's tigers, and said the big cats and their prey "went extinct as we watched".
From Barron's ● Jul. 8, 2026
Dartmoor Zoo said it was working to reintroduce black-veined white butterflies which were believed to have become extinct after World War One, partly due to increased use of pesticides and removal of native hedgerows.
From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026
The cave also contained fossils from an extinct ancestor of the takahē, another distinctive New Zealand bird.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 23, 2026
These were not mastodon and mammoth hunters—both species were already extinct.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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