endangered species
noun
: a species threatened with extinction
broadly
: anyone or anything whose continued existence is threatened
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In 2023, a green comet that last visited Earth 50,000 years ago zoomed by the planet again.
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Laylan Connelly, Orange County Register, 16 Oct. 2024
Still others, especially endangered species, are conserved on wildlife ranches.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 9 Sep. 2024
Peregrine falcons were placed on the federal endangered species list in 1970 and on California’s endangered species list in 1971.
—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
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Laylan Connelly, Orange County Register, 16 Oct. 2024
Still others, especially endangered species, are conserved on wildlife ranches.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 9 Sep. 2024
Peregrine falcons were placed on the federal endangered species list in 1970 and on California’s endangered species list in 1971.
—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
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“Endangered species.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/endangered%20species. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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