endangered
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You’ll find everything from red pandas to critically endangered black-and-white ruffed lemurs.
From Salon • Mar. 31, 2026
Working with other volunteers, Smee has helped remove invasive plants and plant native species, including 30 oak trees that attract local wildlife like the endangered monarch butterfly, mountain lions and bobcats.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026
Among the world's most endangered macaques, these forest primates now survive in small, fragmented populations as human activity eats into their habitat.
From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026
Fish and Wildlife Service’s list of endangered and threatened American birds.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026
We are no longer the Tigers because the name shows “shocking disrespect” for an endangered creature.
From "Speak" by Laurie Halse Anderson
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