endangered species
noun
: a species threatened with extinction
broadly
: anyone or anything whose continued existence is threatened
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The protective laws and endangered species designation, as well as a 1972 ban on the deadly pesticide DDT, helped bald eagle populations thrive.
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Sara Ruberg, New York Times, 27 Dec. 2024
As more wildlife species are killed due to roadway traffic, different animals also are moved into or kept on endangered species lists for protection.
—Noël Fletcher, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
The American crocodile was listed as an endangered species in 1975, but the population in Florida has been growing and sightings aren't rare, the University of Florida says.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
Members of an endangered species native to Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam, the siblings were the first pygmy slow lorises to be born at NZCBI.
—Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Dec. 2024
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Sara Ruberg, New York Times, 27 Dec. 2024
As more wildlife species are killed due to roadway traffic, different animals also are moved into or kept on endangered species lists for protection.
—Noël Fletcher, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
The American crocodile was listed as an endangered species in 1975, but the population in Florida has been growing and sightings aren't rare, the University of Florida says.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
Members of an endangered species native to Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam, the siblings were the first pygmy slow lorises to be born at NZCBI.
—Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Dec. 2024
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“Endangered species.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/endangered%20species. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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