indigenous
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The seabirds, synonymous with Rathlin Island off County Antrim, are not indigenous to the uninhabited Lighthouse Island, so no population existed there until an introduction scheme was launched around 2013.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
In “Lifelines,” this pertains to biodiversity as well as human languages and kinds of knowledge, such as indigenous heritage, that are also endangered.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
Her crew, who are primarily indigenous, have carried out prescribed burns, also known as a hazard reduction burns – a practice of setting planned, controlled blazes to remove fuels that could contribute to wildfires.
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026
The yellow fever virus, also indigenous to Africa, must have stowed away too.
From Slate ● Aug. 4, 2026
The Noble Savage dates back as far as the first full-blown ethnography of American indigenous peoples, Bartolome de Las Casas’s Apologetica Historia Sumaria, written mainly in the 1530s.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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