captive

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Ehrlich’s life is a lesson that brilliant men can become captive to bad ideas that become intellectual fashion and do great harm.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

Lead poisoning is the top threat, and most flocks remain dependent on captive breeding.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2026

The pair believed to be nesting in Yurok country were captive born and released in 2022, as part of the first group reintroduced in that region.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2026

Wildlife Friends Foundation Thailand said in a statement that the tigers' deaths exposed the "extreme vulnerability of captive wildlife facilities to infectious disease".

From BBC • Feb. 23, 2026

If he was right, the valley where Lyra was captive, according to the shaman, lay some way to the east and the south, and the best way there led through a pass called Sungchen.

From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman