endangered list
noun
: a list of plant and animal species that are protected by law because there are very few of them
Two more species have been added to the endangered list.
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In Louisiana, the decision puts Democratic Rep. Cleo Fields on the endangered list.
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Gary Fields, Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
In California, insects on the endangered list include the Franklin’s bumble bee, which lives in the Klamath Mountain region of southern Oregon and northern California.
—Sarah Linn, Sacbee.com, 22 Apr. 2026
But first: These birds have been taken off the endangered list.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 10 Feb. 2026
Since the owls were put on the endangered list, the DNR has put up around 400 nest boxes in Hoosier barns to help barn owls.
—Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 17 Dec. 2025
The group has previously listed the TXU plant on its annual most endangered list.
—Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Nov. 2025
Magical Dining and the winter holidays are consistently tops for locals at Everglades, making up 40 to 50 percent of the business, hardly cause to put them on the endangered list.
—Amy Drew Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Aug. 2025
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Gary Fields, Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
In California, insects on the endangered list include the Franklin’s bumble bee, which lives in the Klamath Mountain region of southern Oregon and northern California.
—Sarah Linn, Sacbee.com, 22 Apr. 2026
But first: These birds have been taken off the endangered list.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 10 Feb. 2026
Since the owls were put on the endangered list, the DNR has put up around 400 nest boxes in Hoosier barns to help barn owls.
—Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 17 Dec. 2025
The group has previously listed the TXU plant on its annual most endangered list.
—Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Nov. 2025
Magical Dining and the winter holidays are consistently tops for locals at Everglades, making up 40 to 50 percent of the business, hardly cause to put them on the endangered list.
—Amy Drew Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Aug. 2025
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