endangered species
noun
: a species threatened with extinction
broadly
: anyone or anything whose continued existence is threatened
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This Indiana endangered species goes by some not so attractive nicknames like snot otter, lasagna lizard and Alleghany alligator, but the most common name used to denote Indiana’s largest salamander conjures a more demonic air.
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Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 12 Nov. 2025
Right whales were heavily hunted until the 1960s - when the International Whaling Commission began to ban commercial whaling - and landed on the endangered species list in 1970.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 23 Oct. 2025
Previously an endangered species in the U.S., the population now thrives in Florida.
—Julia Marnin, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2025
Now, protected by both the federal and state endangered species acts, wolves are making a comeback.
—Sacbee.com, 18 Sep. 2025
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Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 12 Nov. 2025
Right whales were heavily hunted until the 1960s - when the International Whaling Commission began to ban commercial whaling - and landed on the endangered species list in 1970.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 23 Oct. 2025
Previously an endangered species in the U.S., the population now thrives in Florida.
—Julia Marnin, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2025
Now, protected by both the federal and state endangered species acts, wolves are making a comeback.
—Sacbee.com, 18 Sep. 2025
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“Endangered species.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/endangered%20species. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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