endangered
adjective
en·dan·gered
in-ˈdān-jərd 
en-
: being or relating to an endangered species
an endangered bird
put on the endangered list
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Examples of endangered in a Sentence
a daring attempt to rescue the endangered passengers from the burning boat
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Its conservation efforts restore habitats and build awareness about and sympathy for endangered animals such as condors in California, southern mountain yellow legged frogs in the San Gabriel Mountains and bearded vultures in South Africa.
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Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2024
According to a May 30 news release, the zoo, alongside the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, reintroduced a group of endangered Pacific pocket mice outside active training areas on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, north of San Diego.
—Julia Daye, Sacramento Bee, 31 May 2024
They were largely extirpated from Colorado by 1919 (and from the rest of the West by the 1930s) and were added to the state’s endangered species list in 1973.
—Steven Hill, Field & Stream, 30 May 2024
Government boats take you into the Chambal River to spot the endangered gharial crocodiles and marsh crocodiles.
—Jasreen Mayal Khanna, Robb Report, 17 May 2024
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Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2024
According to a May 30 news release, the zoo, alongside the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, reintroduced a group of endangered Pacific pocket mice outside active training areas on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, north of San Diego.
—Julia Daye, Sacramento Bee, 31 May 2024
They were largely extirpated from Colorado by 1919 (and from the rest of the West by the 1930s) and were added to the state’s endangered species list in 1973.
—Steven Hill, Field & Stream, 30 May 2024
Government boats take you into the Chambal River to spot the endangered gharial crocodiles and marsh crocodiles.
—Jasreen Mayal Khanna, Robb Report, 17 May 2024
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“Endangered.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/endangered. Accessed 7 Jun. 2024.
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