endangered species
noun
: a species threatened with extinction
broadly
: anyone or anything whose continued existence is threatened
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The Peregrine Fund and the World Center for Birds of Prey south of Boise helped save the falcon from the endangered species list in the 1990s.
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Michael Lycklama, Idaho Statesman, 28 June 2025
And so in 1975, the US Fish and Wildlife Service placed grizzly bears on the endangered species list, the country’s most powerful legal mechanism to stave off extinction.
—Christine Peterson, Vox, 27 June 2025
Once the proposal is finalized, the pangolin would become one of the first animals to be added to the endangered species list since the president took office in January, reports the Washington Post.
—Sara Hashemi, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 June 2025
Brad Semel, an endangered species recovery specialist for the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, has erected a cage around the nest to deter potential predators.
—Sheryl De Vore, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2025
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Michael Lycklama, Idaho Statesman, 28 June 2025
And so in 1975, the US Fish and Wildlife Service placed grizzly bears on the endangered species list, the country’s most powerful legal mechanism to stave off extinction.
—Christine Peterson, Vox, 27 June 2025
Once the proposal is finalized, the pangolin would become one of the first animals to be added to the endangered species list since the president took office in January, reports the Washington Post.
—Sara Hashemi, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 June 2025
Brad Semel, an endangered species recovery specialist for the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, has erected a cage around the nest to deter potential predators.
—Sheryl De Vore, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2025
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“Endangered species.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/endangered%20species. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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