endangered list
noun
: a list of plant and animal species that are protected by law because there are very few of them
Two more species have been added to the endangered list.
Examples of endangered list in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
The city was almost put on UNESCO’s endangered list last year.
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Ryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 25 Apr. 2024
Solving the mystery of a human jawbone found in an Arizona boy’s rock collection.
Pets and wildlife
The Mojave desert tortoise officially joins California’s endangered list.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2024
In late 2020, gray wolves were taken off the federal endangered list.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Apr. 2024
That species was added to the state’s endangered list in 2021.
—Linda Zavoral, The Mercury News, 28 Mar. 2024
Declining population, a limited economy and tax base, and loss of land due to railroads, have placed Brooklyn on Landmarks Illinois’ endangered list this year.
—Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune, 14 Sep. 2023
In late 2020, the Trump administration removed the animals from the endangered list, which eliminated their legal protections.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Aug. 2023
The group also added landmarks from Yemen and Lebanon to its endangered list.
—Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 2 Aug. 2023
The federal service classified the flower species as threatened after adding prostate milkweed, another Texas plant, to the endangered list last month.
—Noor Adatia, Dallas News, 11 Apr. 2023
Ryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 25 Apr. 2024
Solving the mystery of a human jawbone found in an Arizona boy’s rock collection.
Pets and wildlife
The Mojave desert tortoise officially joins California’s endangered list.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2024
In late 2020, gray wolves were taken off the federal endangered list.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Apr. 2024
That species was added to the state’s endangered list in 2021.
—Linda Zavoral, The Mercury News, 28 Mar. 2024
Declining population, a limited economy and tax base, and loss of land due to railroads, have placed Brooklyn on Landmarks Illinois’ endangered list this year.
—Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune, 14 Sep. 2023
In late 2020, the Trump administration removed the animals from the endangered list, which eliminated their legal protections.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Aug. 2023
The group also added landmarks from Yemen and Lebanon to its endangered list.
—Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 2 Aug. 2023
The federal service classified the flower species as threatened after adding prostate milkweed, another Texas plant, to the endangered list last month.
—Noor Adatia, Dallas News, 11 Apr. 2023
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“Endangered list.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/endangered%20list. Accessed 3 May. 2024.
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