endangered
Facing possible extinction
Endangered describes something at serious risk of extinction or disappearance.
The term applies most often to species whose populations have declined to critical levels: The giant panda is no longer classified as endangered.
Conservation laws protect endangered animals and plants.
The meaning extends to anything threatened with loss: endangered languages, an endangered way of life.
Expressing disapproval or importance
- vulnerableOpen to attack
- threatenedExpressed intent to harm
- at-riskSubject to potential harm
- imperiledPut at risk
precarious · declining · dwindling · rare · vanishing · disappearing · fragile · sensitive
Monochrome Chinese bear
- rhinocerosLarge horned African mammal
- tigerLarge striped Asian feline
- elephantTusked gray giant
- gorillaLargest great ape
orangutan · whale · turtle · condor · cheetah · vaquita · leopard · dolphin
No longer existing
- dinosaurExtinct Mesozoic reptile
- dodoVanished flightless bird
- mammothExtinct elephant with curved tusks
- thylacineExtinct Australian striped marsupial
fossil · prehistoric · megafauna · passenger pigeon · quagga · moa · lost · vanished
Maintaining something's condition
- protectionGuarding against harm
- sanctuaryProtected sacred space
- refugePlace of safety
- reserveSupply kept back
recovery · rehabilitation · restoration · breeding · reintroduction · monitoring · captivity · rewilding
Unlawful wildlife capture
- traffickingIllegal transport for profit
- huntingPursuing wild game
- overfishingUnsustainable marine harvest
- pollutionEnvironmental harm from waste
climate · invasive · disease · extinction · decline · loss · exploitation · smuggling
Restoring vigor or vitality
- documentationWritten proof or instructions
- moribundNear death, failing
- extinctionComplete vanishing of a species
- preservationMaintaining something's condition
immersion · speakers · fluency · transmission · heritage · indigenous · vernacular · dialect
Wet tropical woodland ecosystem
- wetlandsWater-saturated terrain
- savannaTropical grassland, sparse trees
- tundraFrigid treeless biome
- mangroveTidal shrub with exposed roots
grassland · marshes · taiga · estuary · deforestation · degradation · fragmentation · shrinkage
critical
Expressing disapproval or importance
- vulnerableOpen to attack
- threatenedExpressed intent to harm
- at-riskSubject to potential harm
imperiled · precarious · declining · dwindling · rare · vanishing · disappearing · fragile · sensitive · depleted
panda
Monochrome Chinese bear
- rhinocerosLarge horned African mammal
- tigerLarge striped Asian feline
- elephantTusked gray giant
gorilla · orangutan · whale · turtle · condor · cheetah · vaquita · leopard · dolphin · macaw
extinct
No longer existing
- dinosaurExtinct Mesozoic reptile
- dodoVanished flightless bird
- mammothExtinct elephant with curved tusks
thylacine · fossil · prehistoric · megafauna · passenger pigeon · quagga · moa · lost · vanished · irreversible
preservation
Maintaining something's condition
- protectionGuarding against harm
- sanctuaryProtected sacred space
- refugePlace of safety
reserve · recovery · rehabilitation · restoration · breeding · reintroduction · monitoring · captivity · rewilding · listing
poaching
Unlawful wildlife capture
- traffickingIllegal transport for profit
- huntingPursuing wild game
- overfishingUnsustainable marine harvest
pollution · climate · invasive · disease · extinction · decline · loss · exploitation · smuggling · bushmeat
revitalization
Restoring vigor or vitality
- documentationWritten proof or instructions
- moribundNear death, failing
- extinctionComplete vanishing of a species
preservation · immersion · speakers · fluency · transmission · heritage · indigenous · vernacular · dialect · dormant
rainforest
Wet tropical woodland ecosystem
mangrove · grassland · marshes · taiga · estuary · deforestation · degradation · fragmentation · shrinkage · encroachment
- conservationconservation, wildlife, habitat, sanctuary, preservation
- ecologyhabitat, ecosystem, balance, niche, food webs
- Poachingpoacher, poaching, ivory, tusks, snare
- wildlife statusextinct, vulnerable, threatened, rare species, extirpated
- biology termscell, DNA, genetics, genetic, evolution
- Security Statussafe, secure, secured, unsafe, insecure
endangeredsafe
Free from peril
secure · out of danger · protected · safeguarded · in the clear
endangeredthriving
Succeeding vigorously
abundant · flourishing · common · widespread · prolific
endangeredprotected
Kept from harm
safeguarded · invulnerable · shielded · guarded · secured
- critically endangeredAt extinction's edge
- endangered speciesOrganisms facing extinction risk
- endangered species advocatesThose protecting threatened wildlife
- reckless endangermentCharge for dangerous carelessness
- child endangermentCrime of risking kids' safety
- endangered languagesSpeech nearing extinction
endanger, endangers, endangering, endangerment, endangered species