Sentences with phrase «facing extinction despite»

The few large - bodied, slow - breeding survivors failed to diversify, facing extinction despite earlier evolutionary success.

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But today, Africa's rhinos once again are facing extinction, despite a 1977 ban on the selling of rhino parts by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES).

Despite its value, the breed faced near - extinction in the mid to late 18th century with the collapse of the Scottish nobility after the battle of Culloden and the Jacobite rebellion but was saved by enthusiasts Archibald and Duncan McNeill.

And while this is just awful and depressing news, hope is not lost, as the authors conclude: «Despite the impending extinction facing many of the world's primates, we remain adamant that primate conservation is not yet a lost cause, and we are optimistic that the environmental and anthropogenic pressures leading to population declines can still be reversed.»