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Extinct in the Wild
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Extinct in the Wild (EW) is a conservation status assigned to species or lower taxa, the only known living members of which are being kept in captivity or as a naturalized population outside its historic range.
| Conservation status |
|---|
| the risk of extinction |
| Extinction |
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Extinct |
| Threatened |
| Lower risk |
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Conservation Dependent |
| See also |
Examples of such animals include:
- Abingdon Island Tortoise
- Alagoas Curassow (extinct in the wild since 1987 or 1988)
- Barbary Lion (extinct in the wild since 1922)
- Hawaiian Crow (extinct in the wild since 2002)
- Spix's Macaw (extinct in the wild since 2000)
- Wyoming Toad (extinct in the wild since 1991)
See Category:Species extinct in the wild for a list.
