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threatened species
[ thret-nd spee-sheez, spee-seez ]
noun
- a plant or animal species generally perceived as likely, in the near future, to become endangered within all or much of its range:
The drainage of this wetland promises to leave us with a number of threatened species.
- a plant or animal species that has been categorized by the IUCN Red List as vulnerable, endangered, or critically endangered:
In evaluating the conservation status of this threatened species, we must follow closely the population growth rate.
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Example Sentences
She said when pollution flows into wetlands or streams, the effects on threatened species and water quality can be widespread, harming ecosystems that are also suffering from the effects of climate change.
The greater flamingo, or Phoenicopterus roseus to use its scientific name, is listed as a threatened species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.
The service will be accepting public comments on the proposed threatened species designation until March 12 and make a final decision by the end of the year.
The Elkhorn Slough is home to more than 700 species of plants, animals and marine life, including endangered and threatened species such as the southern sea otter, the Santa Cruz long-toed salamander and the California brown pelican.
You could kill every Delta smelt that ever passed water through its gills — to name a threatened species that conservatives love to flog for a lack of dam-building — and it wouldn’t have made the slightest difference these last few horrific days.
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