endangered species
noun
: a species threatened with extinction
broadly
: anyone or anything whose continued existence is threatened
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The film feels like a throwback, nuanced layering to the storytelling, something evident in films that Al made back in the day but now seem to be on the endangered species list.
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Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 11 Sep. 2025
For all the discussion about the economic costs of endangered species regulations, studies show that funding biodiversity protection has a strong return on investment for society.
—Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 28 Aug. 2025
Tigers are listed as an endangered species throughout southeast Asia, with populations in Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, Tibet, India, Malaysia, Indonesia, Myanmar, Nepal, Russia and Thailand, according to the IUCN Red List.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2025
Gerber previously found that federal managers get only about one-fifth of the funding needed to help endangered species, and that funding is spread unevenly.
—Lois Parshley, The Atlantic, 25 Aug. 2025
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Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 11 Sep. 2025
For all the discussion about the economic costs of endangered species regulations, studies show that funding biodiversity protection has a strong return on investment for society.
—Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 28 Aug. 2025
Tigers are listed as an endangered species throughout southeast Asia, with populations in Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, Tibet, India, Malaysia, Indonesia, Myanmar, Nepal, Russia and Thailand, according to the IUCN Red List.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2025
Gerber previously found that federal managers get only about one-fifth of the funding needed to help endangered species, and that funding is spread unevenly.
—Lois Parshley, The Atlantic, 25 Aug. 2025
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“Endangered species.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/endangered%20species. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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