endangered species
noun
: a species threatened with extinction
broadly
: anyone or anything whose continued existence is threatened
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This can improve water quality, store carbon and support habitat for endangered species, disproportionately benefiting the entire ecosystem, said Brock Dolman, co-director of the Water Institute.
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Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 1 Apr. 2024
Milstein added that gray whales were hunted to near extinction during the whaling era, but with the protections of the Marine Mammal Protection Act and the Endangered Species Act, the animals have recovered to the point where they were removed from endangered species protection in 1994.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2024
The last panel features a leopard shark found along our beaches like La Jolla, surrounded by kelp, and two California least terns flying above that—an endangered species that nests in our Mission Bay/Pacific Beach areas.
—Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Mar. 2024
The Northern long-eared bat landed on the federal endangered species list not long ago, with more bat species expected to reach this status soon.
—Cheri Lucas Rowlands, Longreads, 8 Jan. 2024
Fishing cats — an endangered species of wild feline — have long been a mystery to researchers, who know little about their survival tactics.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 20 Feb. 2024
In an era when starting pitchers who regularly can endure six or seven innings are practically an endangered species, Bauer, who will be 33 in January, can pitch himself to major league owners this winter.
—Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2023
They were given full legal protection in Michigan in 1965 and later added to the federal endangered species list.
—Detroit Free Press, 3 Apr. 2024
Scientists are puzzled over what's causing hundreds of fish to wash up dead in South Florida, including an endangered species native to the region.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 29 Mar. 2024
Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 1 Apr. 2024
Milstein added that gray whales were hunted to near extinction during the whaling era, but with the protections of the Marine Mammal Protection Act and the Endangered Species Act, the animals have recovered to the point where they were removed from endangered species protection in 1994.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2024
The last panel features a leopard shark found along our beaches like La Jolla, surrounded by kelp, and two California least terns flying above that—an endangered species that nests in our Mission Bay/Pacific Beach areas.
—Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Mar. 2024
The Northern long-eared bat landed on the federal endangered species list not long ago, with more bat species expected to reach this status soon.
—Cheri Lucas Rowlands, Longreads, 8 Jan. 2024
Fishing cats — an endangered species of wild feline — have long been a mystery to researchers, who know little about their survival tactics.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 20 Feb. 2024
In an era when starting pitchers who regularly can endure six or seven innings are practically an endangered species, Bauer, who will be 33 in January, can pitch himself to major league owners this winter.
—Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2023
They were given full legal protection in Michigan in 1965 and later added to the federal endangered species list.
—Detroit Free Press, 3 Apr. 2024
Scientists are puzzled over what's causing hundreds of fish to wash up dead in South Florida, including an endangered species native to the region.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 29 Mar. 2024
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