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But it's become much more common in recent decades, in a last-ditch effort to save populations of black and white rhinos in South Africa and surrounding countries, where poaching threatens their survival.

Was this a bid for regional relevance, a provocation timed with regional shifts, or a last-ditch effort to break a long-standing siege?

Sweetser: So basically, you know, to put things bluntly, that was like a last-ditch effort, really, to try to stop the direction the GOP was going.

The group’s last-ditch effort to reach homeowners is a letter.

“It’s a lot of time and effort and resources. These fish rescues are an absolute emergency, last-ditch effort to save these populations so that they can persist.”