endangered species
noun
: a species threatened with extinction
broadly
: anyone or anything whose continued existence is threatened
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The bald eagle was removed from the federal endangered species list in 2007 and its status in Pennsylvania was changed to protected in 2014.
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Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 5 Dec. 2025
How would the changes impact endangered species and their habitats?
—Connor Greene, Time, 20 Nov. 2025
Some animals on the endangered species list include cheetahs, lemurs, marine otters, black rhinoceroses, blue whales, polar bears, and several others.
—Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 20 Nov. 2025
Examples included spending $40 billion a year to end world hunger by 2030 and paying around $2 billion a year to bring down the endangered species status of 10,433 animals.
—Zack Sharf, Variety, 18 Nov. 2025
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Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 5 Dec. 2025
How would the changes impact endangered species and their habitats?
—Connor Greene, Time, 20 Nov. 2025
Some animals on the endangered species list include cheetahs, lemurs, marine otters, black rhinoceroses, blue whales, polar bears, and several others.
—Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 20 Nov. 2025
Examples included spending $40 billion a year to end world hunger by 2030 and paying around $2 billion a year to bring down the endangered species status of 10,433 animals.
—Zack Sharf, Variety, 18 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for endangered species
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“Endangered species.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/endangered%20species. Accessed 18 Dec. 2025.
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