endangerments
Acts causing jeopardy
Endangerments is the plural of endangerment—actions or conditions that put someone or something at risk of harm.
The word appears most often in legal contexts: child endangerment charges, reckless endangerment.
Multiple endangerments may refer to separate incidents or distinct threats: The report cited several endangerments to public health.
Serious threat of harm
- menaceSource of potential harm
- jeopardyRisk of harm
- imperilmentState of being threatened
- assaultViolent offensive act
hostility · aggression · predation · persecution · harassment · exploitation · trafficking · encroachment
Finest taxonomic rank
- biodiversity lossReduction in species variety
- habitat destructionEliminating natural living spaces
- deforestationLarge-scale woodland elimination
- overhuntingExcessive wildlife killing
poaching · conservation · endemic · threatened species · population collapse · critical habitat · breeding programs · captive breeding
Environmental harm from waste
- toxicityCapacity to cause harm
- contaminantsUnwelcome substances in something pure
- pesticidesChemicals destroying harmful organisms
- chemicalsManufactured or isolated substances
habitat loss · deforestation · oil spills · plastic waste · ocean acidification · climate change · desertification · coral bleaching
Ease of breaking
- susceptibilityLiability to influence
- exposureState of being unprotected
- defenselessnessState of being unprotected
- sensitivityResponsiveness to stimuli
at-risk populations · specialized diet · inbreeding · isolation
peril
Serious threat of harm
- menaceSource of potential harm
- jeopardyRisk of harm
- imperilmentState of being threatened
assault · hostility · aggression · predation · persecution · harassment · exploitation · trafficking · encroachment · disturbance
species
Finest taxonomic rank
- biodiversity lossReduction in species variety
- habitat destructionEliminating natural living spaces
- deforestationLarge-scale woodland elimination
overhunting · poaching · conservation · endemic · threatened species · population collapse · critical habitat · breeding programs · captive breeding · reintroduction
pollution
Environmental harm from waste
- toxicityCapacity to cause harm
- contaminantsUnwelcome substances in something pure
- pesticidesChemicals destroying harmful organisms
chemicals · habitat loss · deforestation · oil spills · plastic waste · ocean acidification · climate change · desertification · coral bleaching · eutrophication
fragility
Ease of breaking
- susceptibilityLiability to influence
- exposureState of being unprotected
- defenselessnessState of being unprotected
sensitivity · at-risk populations · specialized diet · inbreeding · isolation
endangermentsprotections
Measures preventing harm
safeguards · securities · safety measures · defenses · sheltering
endangermentspreservations
Acts of keeping safe
conservations · rescues · salvations · deliverances · saving
endangermentsprotections
Measures preventing harm
safeguards · safekeepings · preservations · defenses · shelters
- reckless endangermentCharge for dangerous carelessness
- child endangermentCrime of risking kids' safety
- public endangermentCrime of risking harm to others