endangered species
noun
: a species threatened with extinction
broadly
: anyone or anything whose continued existence is threatened
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Soon after Colossal’s news about their wolves this week, the Trump administration embraced the technology and suggested removing legal protections for endangered species.
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Marina Bolotnikova, Vox, 10 Apr. 2025
Louisiana’s black bears were considered endangered until 2016, when numbers grew large enough to remove them from the endangered species list, the state says.
—Mark Price, Miami Herald, 24 Mar. 2025
But true wing-backs are an endangered species in an era of the game that favours more traditional full-backs.
—Carl Anka, The Athletic, 21 Mar. 2025
By tracking changes in 3D data, environmentalists can study changes in forests or crops over time, such as erosion, deforestation, the impact of climate change and the migration patterns of endangered species.
—Carlos Melendez, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
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Marina Bolotnikova, Vox, 10 Apr. 2025
Louisiana’s black bears were considered endangered until 2016, when numbers grew large enough to remove them from the endangered species list, the state says.
—Mark Price, Miami Herald, 24 Mar. 2025
But true wing-backs are an endangered species in an era of the game that favours more traditional full-backs.
—Carl Anka, The Athletic, 21 Mar. 2025
By tracking changes in 3D data, environmentalists can study changes in forests or crops over time, such as erosion, deforestation, the impact of climate change and the migration patterns of endangered species.
—Carlos Melendez, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
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“Endangered species.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/endangered%20species. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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