endangered list
noun
: a list of plant and animal species that are protected by law because there are very few of them
Two more species have been added to the endangered list.
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The species was on the endangered list for nearly four decades – from 1970 to 2009 – because of exposure to the pesticide DDT, and they’re still protected.
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Jorge L. Ortiz, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2025
Hosted by Jane Pauley Nobody knows exactly how many whales are ship-strike victims every year, but many whale species on the endangered list are threatened by cruise and container ship traffic.
—David Morgan, CBS News, 10 Oct. 2024
Of those left behind, 33 species have a spot on the endangered list.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
While the humpback chub had been taken off the endangered list in 2021 thanks to conservation efforts, the Humpback Chubs were on the brink of extinction before they were even born.
—Luke Cyphers, Sportico.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Despite the significant divorce rate, the little penguins are one of the seven species not yet on the threatened or endangered list.
—New Atlas, 17 Jan. 2025
Later a wolf recovery study team of federal and state biologists devised strategies to increase wolf populations to a level at which they could be removed from the endangered list.
—Al Wolter, Outdoor Life, 10 Jan. 2025
After conservation efforts, the federal government took the snail darter off the endangered list in 2022.
—Byscience News Staff, science.org, 9 Jan. 2025
Some homebuilders have said adding animals to the endangered list and other regulations pose challenges for the production of new housing.
—Lisa M. Krieger, The Mercury News, 19 Oct. 2024
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Jorge L. Ortiz, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2025
Hosted by Jane Pauley Nobody knows exactly how many whales are ship-strike victims every year, but many whale species on the endangered list are threatened by cruise and container ship traffic.
—David Morgan, CBS News, 10 Oct. 2024
Of those left behind, 33 species have a spot on the endangered list.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
While the humpback chub had been taken off the endangered list in 2021 thanks to conservation efforts, the Humpback Chubs were on the brink of extinction before they were even born.
—Luke Cyphers, Sportico.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Despite the significant divorce rate, the little penguins are one of the seven species not yet on the threatened or endangered list.
—New Atlas, 17 Jan. 2025
Later a wolf recovery study team of federal and state biologists devised strategies to increase wolf populations to a level at which they could be removed from the endangered list.
—Al Wolter, Outdoor Life, 10 Jan. 2025
After conservation efforts, the federal government took the snail darter off the endangered list in 2022.
—Byscience News Staff, science.org, 9 Jan. 2025
Some homebuilders have said adding animals to the endangered list and other regulations pose challenges for the production of new housing.
—Lisa M. Krieger, The Mercury News, 19 Oct. 2024
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“Endangered list.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/endangered%20list. Accessed 14 May. 2025.
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