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species

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


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This suggests the species survived in the region far longer than previously thought.

From Science Daily • Apr. 17, 2026

As a species, we are “almost entirely dependent on flowers,” the author reminds us.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

This will help once-common species like swifts return to neighbourhoods, as well as help mammals and pollinators move safely across habitats to find food and shelter.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

Knowledge is power, and this species of knowledge is no exception.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

But there are many reintroduction efforts that don’t do hard releases yet do employ some type of acclimation process,where the species is slowly transitioned back into the wild—using a staged, or “soft,” release.

From "Camp Panda" by Catherine Thimmesh




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