the wild
noun
: a wild, free, or natural place, state, or existence
The plants were collected from the wild.
They will return the animal to the wild when it is healthy.
I've only seen that animal in a zoo, never in the wild.
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By the mid-1800s, the great auk was no longer found in the wild.
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Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 4 May 2025
Despite their popularity, axolotls are critically endangered in the wild due to human interference and pollution in their habitats, with estimates of just 50 to 1,000 adults left in the wild.
—Alana Wise, NPR, 3 May 2025
Born in the wild in 2008, Ronan was stranded repeatedly due to malnutrition, and after being spotted walking down Highway 1 in 2009 on her third stranding, regulatory agencies deemed her un-releasable.
—Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
Lake Xochimilco has been impacted by years of pollution and degradation, causing the salamander’s numbers to plummet over the last few decades, with the International Union for Conservation of Nature estimating that only 50 to 1,000 remain in the wild.
—Sara Hashemi, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 May 2025
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Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 4 May 2025
Despite their popularity, axolotls are critically endangered in the wild due to human interference and pollution in their habitats, with estimates of just 50 to 1,000 adults left in the wild.
—Alana Wise, NPR, 3 May 2025
Born in the wild in 2008, Ronan was stranded repeatedly due to malnutrition, and after being spotted walking down Highway 1 in 2009 on her third stranding, regulatory agencies deemed her un-releasable.
—Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
Lake Xochimilco has been impacted by years of pollution and degradation, causing the salamander’s numbers to plummet over the last few decades, with the International Union for Conservation of Nature estimating that only 50 to 1,000 remain in the wild.
—Sara Hashemi, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 May 2025
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“The wild.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20wild. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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