In the late 1970s aggressive poaching took the rhino to the brink of extinction.
Indeed, 30 years ago, extensive deforestation left the tree on the brink of extinction.
Decades later, this pioneering product is on the brink of extinction, slowly being phased out for the good.
On the brink of extinction, Lloyds recapitalised, learned the lesson of prudence, and completely changed the way it does business.
The iconic California condor was on the brink of extinction in 1987 when the surviving 22 birds in the wild were taken into captivity.
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Brown rats may be a pest in the UK but in South Georgia they are pushing indigenous bird species to the brink of extinction.
The US industry "is fighting for survival and on the brink of extinction from the tidal wave of dumped foreign shrimp", Mr Gordon said.
How did Rangers take 54 league titles, a 51, 000 seat stadium, 40, 000 season ticket holders and 5 million global followers to the brink of extinction?
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He reckons that, unlike over-exploited oceanic fisheries, which can rebound if the boats go away, reef-fish populations pushed to the brink of extinction may never recover.
Many are from far-flung American Indian reservations, and their high-tech devices are serving a decidedly old-school purpose: trying to save their languages from the brink of extinction.
Human activity, however, especially in the form of agriculture, deforestation, hunting and pollution, has inexorably reduced the numbers of these species, leaving many of them teetering on the brink of extinction.
The potato starch gives the photographs a grainy, almost pixilated, quality, creating a romantic, old-world feel: fitting since many capture cultures on the brink of extinction through globalization or colonialism--something Kahn was quite concerned about.
And that required some steps that were, frankly, unpopular -- steps like stabilizing a financial system that was on the brink of collapse, and intervening in an auto industry that was on the brink of extinction.
At the time, the super-sized reptiles were common, but the introduction of wild goats, which ate the vegetation that formed their diet, and the hunting habits of passing sailors -- left them on the brink of extinction.
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Wild reindeer, Arctic fox and polar bear are a regular presence in the town's hinterland, even as Svalbard is littered with reminders of the hunting expeditions which for centuries drove many Arctic species to the brink of extinction.
Apple has certainly had a storied history as a cult brand, a company that went to the brink of extinction, and a monster stock once Steve Jobs returned to the company he co-founded and executed a turnaround for the ages.
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Pompey have been on the brink of extinction as they fight for their very survival, and yet their FA Cup run has provided relief amid their turmoil and they now have the chance to finish this season with a flourish against holders Chelsea.
"The fate of the European bison provides an example of the way in which a species may be brought to the brink of extinction in a very short time, and then saved only through great efforts, " says Dr. Zbigniew Krasinski of Poland's Bialowieza National Park.
From the oceans, we take without mercy, decimating entire species of fish to extinction or the brink of.
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