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species

[spee-sheez, -seez] / ˈspi ʃiz, -siz /


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A major review of the state of the Welsh environment recently warned of "polluted rivers, failing soils" and "collapsing wildlife" - with one in five species at risk of extinction.

From BBC

Claire Barrett from Nattergal, which runs the site, said: "The beavers will be our nature engineers and create an amazing complex of wetland habitats which bring in other species to enjoy the landscape."

From BBC

Deep in the desert of Niger, scientists have unearthed an unknown species of dinosaur, a giant fissvery of its kind in more than a century.

From Barron's

But tragedy, an exploration of human misery, dates back to the Greeks and expresses agonies as old as our species.

From The Wall Street Journal

Although some species likely guarded nests or protected hatchlings briefly, young dinosaurs became independent relatively quickly.

From Science Daily