extinction

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Walruses have been officially protected in Norway since the 1950s, after they were hunted to near extinction.

From BBC

Puffins are listed as vulnerable to extinction on the global International Union for Conservation of Nature's Red List.

From BBC

A deep-water fish called coelacanth similarly survived the mass extinction that wiped out all the dinosaurs that did not evolve into birds, he pointed out.

From Barron's

When species are unable to move or adjust, their populations may decline, increasing the risk of extinction.

From Science Daily

Eliot, writing about the creative process, referred to as “a continual extinction of personality.”

From The Wall Street Journal