Former president François Mitterrand is widely credited with saving the modern Socialist party, brought to near extinction in 1969 by the inability of factions to agree on common objectives.
Wolves, brought to near extinction by human predation, remain rare but have resurged since 1970 as their importance in the wilderness ecosystem has come to be appreciated.
Ultimately, life on Earth is hinted at being brought to near extinction.
In 1934, Frederick Lewis, the Chief Inspector of Game in Victoria, said that the once abundant animal had been brought to near extinction in that state, suggesting that only 500 1000 remained.
Of course, the project backfires, and once these "virals" — vampires — are unleashed into the world, the human race is rapidly brought to near-extinction.
The Pyramid Lake strain of Lahontan cutthroat trout, source of the 41 lbs world record and native to Pyramid Lake, Lake Tahoe and the Truckee River, was brought to near-extinction in the two decades between the 1920s-40s froverharvestest, introduced species and loss of spawning habitat.
Some species have been brought to the verge of extinction by hunting.
But early whaling in the 17th and 18th centuries nearly eliminated them, and by the 1800's they had been brought to the cusp of extinction.
The fate of the bison, which was brought to the verge of extinction by hide and meat hunters late in the 19th century, was repeated in Asia and Africa.
Between these two eras, the nation was brought to the brink of extinction by the secret US bombing of Cambodia authored by Richard Nixon and Henry Kissinger, which ultimately helped Pol Pot's forces to seize power.
