endangered species
noun
: a species threatened with extinction
broadly
: anyone or anything whose continued existence is threatened
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Peregrine falcons were placed on the federal endangered species list in 1970 and on California’s endangered species list in 1971.
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Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Aug. 2024
In Palm Beach, Florida, where local conservationists report that off-leash dogs have been harassing nesting turtles and digging up nests, the advocacy group Bear Warriors United intends to sue the town for not adhering to endangered species protections of green, leatherback, and loggerhead turtles.
—Byrichard Pallardy, science.org, 28 June 2024
The International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources lists the bonobo as an endangered species with a population on the decline because of development, civil unrest and mining in its native Democratic Republic of the Congo.
—Dennis Romero, NBC News, 27 Oct. 2024
Travel through Asia, Africa and South America to witness efforts against deforestation, poaching and ivory trafficking, highlighting national parks' role in safeguarding endangered species.
—Jalynn Hilton, ABC News, 17 Sep. 2024
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Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Aug. 2024
In Palm Beach, Florida, where local conservationists report that off-leash dogs have been harassing nesting turtles and digging up nests, the advocacy group Bear Warriors United intends to sue the town for not adhering to endangered species protections of green, leatherback, and loggerhead turtles.
—Byrichard Pallardy, science.org, 28 June 2024
The International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources lists the bonobo as an endangered species with a population on the decline because of development, civil unrest and mining in its native Democratic Republic of the Congo.
—Dennis Romero, NBC News, 27 Oct. 2024
Travel through Asia, Africa and South America to witness efforts against deforestation, poaching and ivory trafficking, highlighting national parks' role in safeguarding endangered species.
—Jalynn Hilton, ABC News, 17 Sep. 2024
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“Endangered species.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/endangered%20species. Accessed 19 Nov. 2024.
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