endangered species
noun
: a species threatened with extinction
broadly
: anyone or anything whose continued existence is threatened
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And in December 2024, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposed adding the beloved monarch butterfly to the endangered species list.
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USA Today, 16 May 2025
Does this mean human Uber drivers are on the endangered species list?
—Emily Forlini, PC Magazine, 14 May 2025
This bird may yet teach scientists valuable lessons for conserving them, and other endangered species, too, through the presence of specimens in natural history museum collections.
—Grrlscientist, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
Dunning’s case study, which focuses on the fate of the grizzly bear in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, was published just before the Trump administration proposed a rollback in federal protections for endangered species.
—Sharon Udasin, The Hill, 16 Apr. 2025
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USA Today, 16 May 2025
Does this mean human Uber drivers are on the endangered species list?
—Emily Forlini, PC Magazine, 14 May 2025
This bird may yet teach scientists valuable lessons for conserving them, and other endangered species, too, through the presence of specimens in natural history museum collections.
—Grrlscientist, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
Dunning’s case study, which focuses on the fate of the grizzly bear in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, was published just before the Trump administration proposed a rollback in federal protections for endangered species.
—Sharon Udasin, The Hill, 16 Apr. 2025
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“Endangered species.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/endangered%20species. Accessed 29 May. 2025.
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