Endangered: Wildlife on the Brink of Extinction.ENDANGERED en·dan·ger tr.v. en·dan·gered, en·dan·ger·ing, en·dan·gers 1. To expose to harm or danger; imperil. 2. To threaten with extinction. : Wildlife on the Brink of Extinction GEORGE C. MCGAVIN Extinction, like evolution, is a natural process. However, since the Industrial Revolution, increasing numbers of animals have become endangered not so much as a consequence of nature but as a result of the actions of human beings. McGavin explores extinction and how it progresses. Life on Earth has been witness to five great mass extinctions--events that obliterated o·blit·er·ate tr.v. o·blit·er·at·ed, o·blit·er·at·ing, o·blit·er·ates 1. To do away with completely so as to leave no trace. See Synonyms at abolish. 2. more than 50 percent of living things Living Things may refer to:
An attempt to stop a prevailing trend. Sometimes referred to as "stop the bleeding." Notes: If a stock is continually falling, stemming the tide would be an attempt to halt the free fall and change its direction. See also: Reversal, Trend of destruction. Firefly firefly or lightning bug, small, luminescent, carnivorous beetle of the family Lampyridae. Fireflies are well represented in temperate regions, although the majority of species are tropical and subtropical. , 2006, 192 p., color photos, hardcover, $35.00. |
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