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Paywall, but I assume they mean extinct in the wild
Extinct means nowhere.
Extirpation is the correct word for this occurence
Sure...but that's well outside the vocabulary of the average US news reader.
Maybe if they saw it being used they'd learn it
Yes, they mean extinct in the wild. You can get access to this and all other Washington Post gift links with registration
Weird bratty tone aside, they didn’t expect anyone to signup they were responding to the fact it wasn’t paywalled.