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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The bird was also removed from Ohio's endangered species list in 2012, thanks to conservation efforts involving the Division of Wildlife, Ohio zoos, wildlife rehabilitation facilities, landowners and conservationists, according to the Department of Natural Resources.
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Kaycee Sloan, The Enquirer, 18 Aug. 2025
According to Jackson, to tunnel beneath the habitat of an endangered species, the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) is tasked with issuing an aquatic-resource alteration permit.
—Stuart Dyos, Nashville Tennessean, 14 Aug. 2025
Resource advisors continue working closely with firefighters to avoid sensitive natural and cultural sites and to minimize disturbance to endangered flora in the fire area during the suppression and repair process.
—Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 13 Aug. 2025
The team was staked out in the Illawarra Lowland Grassy Woodlands, an endangered bioregion about 50 miles south of Sydney.
—Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 11 Aug. 2025
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Kaycee Sloan, The Enquirer, 18 Aug. 2025
According to Jackson, to tunnel beneath the habitat of an endangered species, the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) is tasked with issuing an aquatic-resource alteration permit.
—Stuart Dyos, Nashville Tennessean, 14 Aug. 2025
Resource advisors continue working closely with firefighters to avoid sensitive natural and cultural sites and to minimize disturbance to endangered flora in the fire area during the suppression and repair process.
—Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 13 Aug. 2025
The team was staked out in the Illawarra Lowland Grassy Woodlands, an endangered bioregion about 50 miles south of Sydney.
—Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 11 Aug. 2025
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“Endangered.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/endangered. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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