Bewick also mentions conservation, in the context of the probable local extinction of a valuable resource:

The incertitude is largely based on the introduction of exotic species, like common carp, crucian carp and Gambusia rather than to the probable extinction of some original local species.

At least two species were driven to probable extinction (none have been sighted since construction began), many more are declining rapidly, the main aquifer of the area was badly damaged, and religious sites were seriously impacted.

Now the question: I ask, what would a similar realization of probable imminent extinction do to an entity which had previously, by its nature, predicted for itself an indefinitely long existence?

Her personal initiative averted probable extinction for the black rhino in Namibia as rhino numbers slowly grew and the information compiled by SRT became widely regarded as comprehensive and reliable.

In this letter, he also tells the reader the proper way to approach indians and his thoughts on their probable eventual extinction based on their history of number of people in the tribes.

For Osgood - and almost everyone in the ship - this was the first taste of waiting for probable extinction.

Overpopulation has deforested three-quarters of Africa, yielding drought, famine, and the probable extinction of all animals most beloved by children and zoos.

Faced with an offer of United Nations inspectors rather than probable extinction, Saddam Hussein, even after the urging of Arab states, cannot say yes.

For all its faults, Mr. Macrae's biography has rescued a lot of good science gossip from probable extinction, and has introduced many of us to the life story of a man we ought to know better.