endangered
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Around the same time, the committee also met to review an exemption application related to water management at the Grayrocks Dam in Wyoming and its effects on endangered whooping cranes downstream in Nebraska.
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
Their action then endangered that key commercial maritime route.
From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026
Fish and Wildlife Service’s list of endangered and threatened American birds.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026
The Ecology Club is planning a rally to protest the “degrading of an endangered species.”
From "Speak" by Laurie Halse Anderson
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