endangered species
noun
: a species threatened with extinction
broadly
: anyone or anything whose continued existence is threatened
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In the decades that followed, peregrine falcon and bald eagle populations have rebounded, and both species have been removed from the endangered species list.
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Chase Hunter, The Mercury News, 28 Feb. 2025
The bird was once on the endangered species list, but conservation efforts led to it being taken off in 2007.
—Erin Mansfield, USA TODAY, 26 Dec. 2024
Some of the group’s biggest victories included striking down an offshore drilling project in the Alaskan Arctic and reversing the removal of grizzly bears from the endangered species list.
—David Douglas, NBC News, 22 Nov. 2024
Local poachers often bear the brunt of law enforcement – in Colombia the law says you can be sentenced to 12 years for capturing endangered species.
—Mie Hoejris Dahl, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 Nov. 2024
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Chase Hunter, The Mercury News, 28 Feb. 2025
The bird was once on the endangered species list, but conservation efforts led to it being taken off in 2007.
—Erin Mansfield, USA TODAY, 26 Dec. 2024
Some of the group’s biggest victories included striking down an offshore drilling project in the Alaskan Arctic and reversing the removal of grizzly bears from the endangered species list.
—David Douglas, NBC News, 22 Nov. 2024
Local poachers often bear the brunt of law enforcement – in Colombia the law says you can be sentenced to 12 years for capturing endangered species.
—Mie Hoejris Dahl, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 Nov. 2024
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“Endangered species.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/endangered%20species. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.
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