endangered
adjective
en·dan·gered
in-ˈdān-jərd 
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: being or relating to an endangered species
an endangered bird
put on the endangered list
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Traveling everywhere from the savannahs of Tanzania to the mountains of Montana, Dr. Rae Wynn Grant is on a mission to save the world’s most endangered species.
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Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Apr. 2024
In 2007, the bald eagle was removed from the list of threatened and endangered species.
—Sydney Page, Washington Post, 3 Apr. 2024
Under the Endangered Species Act and the Sikes Act, the Department of Defense is legally obligated to protect the threatened and endangered species on its lands.
—Jen Guyton, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Apr. 2024
According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's fisheries department, the North Atlantic species of right whale is one of the most endangered whales.
—Jenny Porter Tilley, The Indianapolis Star, 29 Mar. 2024
One large portion of the WEA is frequented by the endangered North Atlantic right whale, the groups said.
—Brianna Herlihy, Fox News, 21 Mar. 2024
New England’s fishermen have also been increasingly impacted by regulations put in place to protect right whales—one of the most endangered species of all large whales—that impact when and for how long fishermen can be on the water.
—Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024
Resident killer whales, like the three endangered pods that spend the summer and fall months in and around Puget Sound near Seattle, Washington exclusively eat salmon and have a more round dorsal fin.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 20 Mar. 2024
Best Things to Do Big Talbot Island State Park
Big Talbot Island State Park is home to black skimmers, endangered wood storks, and ospreys, but the real showstopper here is Boneyard Beach, one of the most beautiful places in Florida.
—Carrie Honaker, Travel + Leisure, 20 Mar. 2024
Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Apr. 2024
In 2007, the bald eagle was removed from the list of threatened and endangered species.
—Sydney Page, Washington Post, 3 Apr. 2024
Under the Endangered Species Act and the Sikes Act, the Department of Defense is legally obligated to protect the threatened and endangered species on its lands.
—Jen Guyton, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Apr. 2024
According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's fisheries department, the North Atlantic species of right whale is one of the most endangered whales.
—Jenny Porter Tilley, The Indianapolis Star, 29 Mar. 2024
One large portion of the WEA is frequented by the endangered North Atlantic right whale, the groups said.
—Brianna Herlihy, Fox News, 21 Mar. 2024
New England’s fishermen have also been increasingly impacted by regulations put in place to protect right whales—one of the most endangered species of all large whales—that impact when and for how long fishermen can be on the water.
—Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024
Resident killer whales, like the three endangered pods that spend the summer and fall months in and around Puget Sound near Seattle, Washington exclusively eat salmon and have a more round dorsal fin.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 20 Mar. 2024
Best Things to Do Big Talbot Island State Park
Big Talbot Island State Park is home to black skimmers, endangered wood storks, and ospreys, but the real showstopper here is Boneyard Beach, one of the most beautiful places in Florida.
—Carrie Honaker, Travel + Leisure, 20 Mar. 2024
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