extinction
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And in April, eight Socorro dove chicks hatched at the zoo, marking a milestone in efforts to save the species from extinction.
From BBC
Their analysis revealed a steady but striking rise in jawed vertebrate diversity following the extinction.
From Science Daily
Today’s changing ocean and Arctic ice conditions linked to fossil-fuel-fired climate change are putting this species again at risk of extinction.
From Los Angeles Times
That is more than four times the size of the asteroid that struck Earth 66 million years ago and led to the extinction of the dinosaurs.
From Science Daily
Skateboarders are trying to pull off their gnarliest trick: saving San Francisco’s most hated monument from extinction.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
