endangered
adjective
en·dan·gered
in-ˈdān-jərd 
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: being or relating to an endangered species
an endangered bird
put on the endangered list
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Flowing 34 miles, the river is home to a stretch of Class 4 and 5 whitewater rapids as well as several endangered and rare species.
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USA TODAY, 16 Apr. 2024
The Santa Cruz River is the fourth-most endangered river in America, according to American Rivers’ 2024 rankings.
—Hayleigh Evans, The Arizona Republic, 16 Apr. 2024
But there was very little genetic diversity among the remaining birds — a problem common in endangered animal populations — and breeding inevitably meant inbreeding.
—Emily Anthes Chang W. Lee, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2024
As attacks on political candidates have mounted, Mexican leaders have vowed swift prosecution and rolled out an effort to shield endangered candidates with armed escorts.
—David Shortell, CNN, 12 Apr. 2024
Those include bird species — Least Bell’s Vireo and coastal cactus wren — and Western spadefoot, an amphibian sometimes referred to as a toad that the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Services is proposing be listed as an endangered species.
—Lauren J. Mapp, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Apr. 2024
Traveling everywhere from the savannahs of Tanzania to the mountains of Montana, Dr. Rae Wynn Grant is on a mission to save the world’s most endangered species.
—Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Apr. 2024
In 2007, the bald eagle was removed from the list of threatened and endangered species.
—Sydney Page, Washington Post, 3 Apr. 2024
Under the Endangered Species Act and the Sikes Act, the Department of Defense is legally obligated to protect the threatened and endangered species on its lands.
—Jen Guyton, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Apr. 2024
USA TODAY, 16 Apr. 2024
The Santa Cruz River is the fourth-most endangered river in America, according to American Rivers’ 2024 rankings.
—Hayleigh Evans, The Arizona Republic, 16 Apr. 2024
But there was very little genetic diversity among the remaining birds — a problem common in endangered animal populations — and breeding inevitably meant inbreeding.
—Emily Anthes Chang W. Lee, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2024
As attacks on political candidates have mounted, Mexican leaders have vowed swift prosecution and rolled out an effort to shield endangered candidates with armed escorts.
—David Shortell, CNN, 12 Apr. 2024
Those include bird species — Least Bell’s Vireo and coastal cactus wren — and Western spadefoot, an amphibian sometimes referred to as a toad that the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Services is proposing be listed as an endangered species.
—Lauren J. Mapp, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Apr. 2024
Traveling everywhere from the savannahs of Tanzania to the mountains of Montana, Dr. Rae Wynn Grant is on a mission to save the world’s most endangered species.
—Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Apr. 2024
In 2007, the bald eagle was removed from the list of threatened and endangered species.
—Sydney Page, Washington Post, 3 Apr. 2024
Under the Endangered Species Act and the Sikes Act, the Department of Defense is legally obligated to protect the threatened and endangered species on its lands.
—Jen Guyton, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Apr. 2024
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“Endangered.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/endangered. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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