species
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Commercial hide hunters shot their way across the Plains until the species was reduced to perhaps 1,000 animals by the late 1880s.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
Since Turner took an interest in the species 50 years ago, the total population of U.S. bison has grown about tenfold.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
She says they have a wide range of plants and species, many of which are endangered.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
Dr. Jones said: "These findings demonstrate the importance of protecting threatened ecosystems and documenting Australia's extraordinary biodiversity before we lose species without us having even discovered them."
From Science Daily ● Oct. 1, 2026
The ultimate goal of any reintroduction program is to create a self-sustaining population in the wild—a species that can survive and breed completely on its own, with no human intervention.
From "Camp Panda" by Catherine Thimmesh
Vocabulary lists containing species
Tyrannosaurus Lex(icon)
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"The Origin of Species by Natural Selection" by Charles Darwin: Essential Words
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Word Generation Science - Life Science
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