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ausrotten (v.t.)  to eradicate, exterminate, destroy, stamp/wipe out, annihilate
die Ausrottung (-en)  eradication, extermination, destruction, stamping/wiping out, annihilation

Die Ausrottung des Luchses im Bayerischen Wald erfolgte, wie auch bei Wolf und Bär, in zwei Etappen.
The extermination of the lynx in the Bavarian Forest, just as with the wolf and bear, took place in two stages.
Tasmanien will die Füchse gänzlich ausrotten, weil die Behörden sonst unabsehbare Folgen für die Umwelt, Landwirtschaft und den Tourismus fürchten.
Tasmania wants to completely eradicate the foxes because the authorities fear unpredictable consequences for the environment, agriculture, and tourism.

Related: dezimieren to decimate, die Vernichtung annihilation

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