extinction

Like many Kuwaitis, Salem Al-Ghanem still vividly remembers Iraqi tanks rolling through his hometown when his small Gulf state faced extinction had US troops not liberated it from invasion.

From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026

Once hunted to near extinction, the rebound of humpback whales is considered among the conservation movement's greatest success stories.

From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026

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

The species were persecuted to extinction as a breeding bird in the early 20th Century but returned to Scotland in the 1950s and have now recolonised other parts of the UK.

From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026

The event, it is thought, may have carried humans right to the brink of extinction, reducing the global population to no more than a few thousand individuals.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" 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

Kevin said it was much more likely for extinctions to happen in localised areas, something that has already happened.

From BBC ● Apr. 11, 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

The illness is caused by the generalist parasite Plasmodium relictum and has played a central role in the steep declines and extinctions of native Hawaiian honeycreepers.

From Science Daily ● Feb. 11, 2026

The extinctions permanently changed American landscapes and American history.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann