extinction

"Habitat destruction, climate change and introduced predators continue to push many species towards extinction. But public awareness can be powerful," she said.

Elk were once native to Czech forests but were hunted to extinction in the Middle Ages.

The Vista Theater and the New Beverly show personal copies from the private collection of Quentin Tarantino, who saved the theaters from extinction.

All while pushing broadcast television just a bit closer to the edge of extinction.

But European settlers viewed them as a mortal threat to people and livestock and hunted them to near extinction, reducing their number to less than 1,000 in the contiguous U.S.