Then there's the Coelacanth.
Try this: a species is nearing extinction when it has not appeared on a list for several years---and when it does---is too expensive to buy.
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> From: Andrew Grebneff <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: 2004/06/18 Fri AM 12:00:27 EDT
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> Subject: Re: shell extinction..
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