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endangered
In danger of becoming extinct
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evolution
The way in which different kinds of organisms come into being by the
differentiation and genetic mutation of earlier forms over successive
generations.
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extinct
No longer surviving in the world at large, or in a specific locality
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extractive activities
Activities concerned with the removal of natural resources (such as
lumbering), often non-renewable ones (such as mining).
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