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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Concept Breadcrumbs

Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment > natural resource management > wildlife management > extinct species
Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment > natural resources > biological resources > extinct species
Preferred Term:

extinct species

Definition:
Those species no longer known to exist after repeated search of the type localities and other known or likely places. Some species may be extinct in the wild but are being preserved by cultivation in gardens or as domesticated animals.
Concept Schemes:
NALT Full
Broader Concept:
wildlife management, biological resources
Related Concepts:
Entry Terms:
  • extinct taxa
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/225056
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RDF/XMLCreated 2014-08-19, last modified 2016-07-14