threatened species
Populations facing decline
A threatened species is one at risk of becoming endangered or extinct, typically due to habitat loss, overhunting, or environmental change.
The term has both general and legal meanings—in U.S. law, threatened is a specific classification below endangered, indicating a species likely to become endangered in the foreseeable future.
The owl was listed as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act.
- rewildingRestoring natural ecosystems
- endangeredAt risk of extinction
- vulnerableOpen to attack
- habitatOrganism's natural environment
- captive breedingReproducing animals under human care
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- biodiversityendemism, genetic diversity, biodiversity hotspots, biota, fauna
- speciescritically endangered, subspecies
- plant conservationseed banks, seed vaults, botanical gardens, nature reserves, protected areas
- wildlife threatsbiodiversity loss, extinction, habitat loss, poaching, population decline
- insectsant, ants, bee, bees, butterfly
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