endangered
adjective
en·dan·gered
in-ˈdān-jərd 
en-
: being or relating to an endangered species
an endangered bird
put on the endangered list
Examples of endangered in a Sentence
a daring attempt to rescue the endangered passengers from the burning boat
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Scientists at the National Marine Fisheries Service, for instance, have spent many years intensively managing the endangered Hawaiian monk seal, including relocating breeding females, vaccinating wild populations against disease, and culling predators.
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Lois Parshley, The Atlantic, 25 Aug. 2025
This small genetic pool makes the endangered wolves susceptible to health conditions caused by inbreeding.
Federal and state wildlife agencies in Arizona and New Mexico collaborate to meet the population goals outlined in the Mexican Gray Wolf Recovery Plan.
—John Leos, AZCentral.com, 24 Aug. 2025
Past visitors shared that seeing the endangered whale sharks inspired a lifelong love for the species.
—Miami Herald, 21 Aug. 2025
Some lawmakers have successfully introduced legislation to bridge that gap, like Rep. Jayme Davis, D-Rolette, who brought a bill to create an alert system specifically for endangered Indigenous North Dakotans, and another to establish a state task force for missing and murdered Indigenous people.
—Peyton Haug, Twin Cities, 18 Aug. 2025
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Lois Parshley, The Atlantic, 25 Aug. 2025
This small genetic pool makes the endangered wolves susceptible to health conditions caused by inbreeding.
Federal and state wildlife agencies in Arizona and New Mexico collaborate to meet the population goals outlined in the Mexican Gray Wolf Recovery Plan.
—John Leos, AZCentral.com, 24 Aug. 2025
Past visitors shared that seeing the endangered whale sharks inspired a lifelong love for the species.
—Miami Herald, 21 Aug. 2025
Some lawmakers have successfully introduced legislation to bridge that gap, like Rep. Jayme Davis, D-Rolette, who brought a bill to create an alert system specifically for endangered Indigenous North Dakotans, and another to establish a state task force for missing and murdered Indigenous people.
—Peyton Haug, Twin Cities, 18 Aug. 2025
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“Endangered.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/endangered. Accessed 4 Sep. 2025.
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