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endangered

[en-deyn-jerd] / ɛnˈdeɪn dʒərd /
ADJECTIVE
imperiled
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Keepers hope Stanley will continue the work of the European Endangered Species Programme once he reached full maturity.

From BBC • Jun. 13, 2026

When disease and weather kill cattle at about one thousand times the rate of wolves, struggling ranchers clearly have much bigger concerns than the Endangered Species Act.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

His Turner Endangered Species Fund, launched in June 1997, has worked to save gopher tortoises, monarch butterflies and leopard frogs, working mainly with private landowners.

From Barron's • May 6, 2026

District Court Judge Anne Hwang, who ruled April 9 that the state needs to do more to protect the western snowy plover, which is classified as threatened under the federal Endangered Species Act.

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026

“I’ve been afraid of this. Zella brought me a copy of the Endangered Species Act not long ago. I should have told you about it, but I thought the conservation officer understood your needs.”

From "On the Far Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George




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