endangered species
noun
: a species threatened with extinction
broadly
: anyone or anything whose continued existence is threatened
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Climate & Environment Another California fish is added to the federal endangered species list
July 30, 2024
Environmental and fishing groups strongly criticized Trump’s water order.
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Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2025
There have been multiple attempts to remove the animals from the federal endangered species list since 2008, with various administrations attempting to delist them, saying the country's wolf population has recovered.
—Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 6 Dec. 2024
The birds have recovered so well that they were removed from the endangered species list in 2007, but conservationists still keep an eye on our national bird, which remains protected under two federal laws.
—Jamie Siebrase, The Denver Post, 5 Feb. 2025
Those regulations were criticized at the time for coming at the expense of endangered species.
—Ari Plachta, Sacramento Bee, 27 Jan. 2025
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Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2025
There have been multiple attempts to remove the animals from the federal endangered species list since 2008, with various administrations attempting to delist them, saying the country's wolf population has recovered.
—Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 6 Dec. 2024
The birds have recovered so well that they were removed from the endangered species list in 2007, but conservationists still keep an eye on our national bird, which remains protected under two federal laws.
—Jamie Siebrase, The Denver Post, 5 Feb. 2025
Those regulations were criticized at the time for coming at the expense of endangered species.
—Ari Plachta, Sacramento Bee, 27 Jan. 2025
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“Endangered species.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/endangered%20species. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.
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