endangered

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It is now home to more than 120 species, many of them endangered.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

Programs like the University of Illinois Chicago’s nationwide agreements for monarch butterflies and bumblebees help companies reduce regulatory delays and help conserve endangered and declining species at the same time.

From Salon • Apr. 7, 2026

It wasn’t until 2011 that the endangered canids returned, when a wolf ventured into the state from Oregon.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

The Winnemem Wintu Tribe hopes these salmon, exported more than a century ago, will revive the genetic diversity of the few remaining endangered salmon in the Sacramento River.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

“Don’t mention those names on the air. I’d be afraid their lives would be endangered, and they were my friends.”

From "Black Like Me" by John Howard Griffin