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Lions and white rhinos are listed as threatened, while black rhinos and tigers are endangered species.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2026
In the first global assessment of its kind, the world authority on threatened wildlife classified 96 percent of the planet's coral reef systems as "critically endangered" -- its highest risk category.
From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026
This is a "unique community" of 20 rare and endangered arctic-alpine plants believed to have "survived continuously since shortly after the last glaciation", between 10,000 and 12,000 years ago, a spokesman said.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026
Researchers estimate the river has lost roughly 85% of its natural flow, and some experts say it is more endangered than the Colorado River.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
“My English friends, an endangered species in these days, they say to me, ‘Eva, in Great Britain your “Madame” is too onions-and-béret.
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
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