endangered
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Man-made snow debuted at the Olympics in 1980, when a snow drought endangered the Lake Placid Games.
From Los Angeles Times
Kemp's ridley sea turtles rank among the most endangered sea turtle species on the planet.
From Science Daily
In the 1990s, he even introduced a herd of scimitar-horned oryxes, as part of a conservation effort to protect the endangered Saharan antelope.
The gentle manatee, often taken for the fabled water goddess Mami Wata, was actually a highly endangered species found in only a few parts of the world, including the Volta Lake.
From Literature
Nonprofits and conservation groups estimate that there are today around 415,000 elephants in Africa, and the African savanna elephant is listed as endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.
From Los Angeles Times
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