threatened
adjective
threat·ened
ˈthre-tᵊnd 
: having an uncertain chance of continued survival
a threatened species
specifically
: likely to become an endangered species
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Their pairing was recommended by the Species Survival Plan, which is a program by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums designed to maintain the genetic diversity of threatened and endangered species.
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Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 4 July 2024
Thanks to those conservation efforts, the bald eagle was removed from the federal list of threatened and endangered species in 2007 and from Ohio’s list in 2012.
—Chad Murphy, The Courier-Journal, 3 July 2024
Firefighters said Wednesday evening that 405 other structures remain threatened and that a total of four firefighters have been injured while working to get the vegetation fire under control.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacramento Bee, 27 June 2024
Several whale species dwell in and migrate through the North Atlantic, including in waters near the coastal U.S. Though populations of many of these endangered or threatened species have considerably rebounded from the effects of 19th-century whaling, significant threats remain.
—Josh Axelrod, Scientific American, 26 June 2024
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Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 4 July 2024
Thanks to those conservation efforts, the bald eagle was removed from the federal list of threatened and endangered species in 2007 and from Ohio’s list in 2012.
—Chad Murphy, The Courier-Journal, 3 July 2024
Firefighters said Wednesday evening that 405 other structures remain threatened and that a total of four firefighters have been injured while working to get the vegetation fire under control.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacramento Bee, 27 June 2024
Several whale species dwell in and migrate through the North Atlantic, including in waters near the coastal U.S. Though populations of many of these endangered or threatened species have considerably rebounded from the effects of 19th-century whaling, significant threats remain.
—Josh Axelrod, Scientific American, 26 June 2024
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“Threatened.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/threatened. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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