| In 1945 France was a great power that had come within an ace of extinction. |
| The causes of its extinction remain unclear, but it is likely that rats, weasels, and cats played a role in its demise. |
| The water vole, fast heading for extinction in Britain, can still be found at Clifton Ings in York, according to an environmental group. |
| Shown in cave paintings in France and Spain, these were a favourite quarry of Palaeolithic hunters, and were eventually hunted to extinction. |
| For too long we have regarded the extinction of Neanderthals as a chance historical accident. |
| As for biodiversity, the most important species threatened with extinction today is the human race. |
