Local extinction is the condition of a species (or other taxon) which ceases to exist in the chosen geographic area of study, though it still exists elsewhere. Local extinctions are contrasted with global extinctions.
Local extinctions may be followed by a replacement of the species taken from other locations; wolf reintroduction is an example of this.
Read more about Local Extinction: Conservation, IUCN Subpopulation and Stock Assessments, Local Extinction Events
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—Jean Baudrillard (b. 1929)
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