ENDANGERED SPECIES

Specialty Definition: ENDANGERED SPECIES

Domain	Definition
Agriculture	Species of animals or plants likely to go extinct in the foreseeable future unless current trends are altered. They are listed by regulation under the Endangered Species Act and assigned the Act's highest level of protection. Only scientific factors may be taken into account in deciding whether to list a species as endangered, though economic factors may be taken into account at other stages of the Act. See also threatened species. For the legal definition, see Section 3 of the Act. (references)
Environment	Animals, birds, fish, plants, or other living organisms threatened with extinction by anthropogenic (man-caused) or other natural changes in their environment. Requirements for declaring a species endangered are contained in the Endangered Species Act. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Synonyms: ENDANGERED SPECIES

Synonyms: Conservation, Plant protection, Wildlife. (additional references)

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Crosswords: ENDANGERED SPECIES

English words defined with "ENDANGERED SPECIES": Greenpeace. (references)

Specialty definitions using "ENDANGERED SPECIES": Animal Damage Control Program ♦ CALIFORNIA ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT, CITES species, Critical habitat ♦ Endangered Species Act, ESA ♦ Habitat conservation plans ♦ Imminent Hazard ♦ Recovery plan, Recovery team ♦ Taking endangered or threatened species, Threatened species ♦ Wildlife Refuges, Wildlife Services Program ♦ ZOO VETERINARIAN. (references)

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Modern Usage: ENDANGERED SPECIES

Domain	Usage
Screenplays	You're an endangered species! (Dr. Dolittle 2; writing credit: Larry Levin)
Movie/TV Titles	Endangered Species (2002) Saving the Endangered Species California Condor: Edge of Extinction (2001) Endangered Species (1997)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Commercial Usage: ENDANGERED SPECIES

Domain	Title
Books	Endangered Species Puzzle: Koala Bear (reference) The Wolf: The Ecology and Behavior of an Endangered Species (reference) Free ISPs Become an Endangered Species [DOWNLOAD: PDF] (reference) Averting Extinction: Reconstructing Endangered Species Recovery (reference) Tigers of the World: The Biology, Biopolitics, Management, and Conservation of an Endangered Species (Noyes Series in Animal Behavior, Ecology, Cons) (reference) (more book examples)

Periodicals	Endangered Species Update (reference) (more periodical examples)

Theater & Movies	Save the Endangered Species Series (reference) (more DVD examples; more video examples)

Music	Endangered Species (reference) Power of Our Music: The Endangered Species [LIVE] (reference) (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Image Slideshow: ENDANGERED SPECIES

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Photo Album: ENDANGERED SPECIES

Thumbnail	Description & Credit	Thumbnail	Description & Credit
	The bald eagle is one of 14 threatened and endangered species making their homes within Canaveral National Seashore. Credit: America's Coastlines.		Leatherback sea turtles nest occasionally on the beach at Canaveral National Seashore. The leatherback is an endangered species of sea turtle and is one of the largest in the world. It can grow to be over 6 feet long and weigh over 1,000 pounds. Credit: America's Coastlines.
	Sapelo Island National Estuarine Research Reserve. McIntosh County is home to a large nesting population of wood storks. Considered an endangered species, wood storks frequent both estuarine and fresh water systems. Credit: National Estuarine Research Reserve System (NERR).		An endangered species, Gambels Quail mates in southern NM. Credit: Unknown.
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

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Non-Fiction Usage: ENDANGERED SPECIES

Subject	Topic	Quote
Business		Japan is open to imported apparel, except for those with special leather in which trading is prohibited by the Washington Convention (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora). (references)
Economic History	Kazakhstan	Kazakhstan is a signatory to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species. (references)
	Ukraine	It established its first nature preserve, Askanyia-Nova, in 1921 and has a program to breed endangered species. (references)
	Azerbaijan	The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) has listed as threatened all sturgeon species, including all commercial Caspian varieties. (references)
Trade	Luxembourg	Among these limited items are endangered species, including those listed in the CITES convention. (references)
	El Salvador	El Salvador's iguana-export industry is regulated by the provisions of CITES, which oversees trade in endangered species. (references)
	Nicaragua	A CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species) permit is required for the export of wild and precious species, including precious woods. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: ENDANGERED SPECIES

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Expression	Frequency per Day	Expression	Frequency per Day
endangered species	1,993	california endangered species	8
endangered species list	166	endangered species tiger	8
endangered species act	113	article on endangered species	8
endangered species picture	58	endangered species virginia	8
endangered species north america	51	endangered species statistics	7
endangered species animal	33	cloning endangered species	6
endangered species store	29	african endangered species	5
endangered species of the rain forest	24	endangered species photo	5
asia endangered species	24	conservation endangered species	5
africa endangered species	23	andy endangered species warhol	5
endangered species in canada	18	elephant endangered species	5
endangered species of bird	14	colorado endangered species	4
canada endangered species	13	australia endangered species	4
endangered species.com	13	arizona endangered species	4
endangered species act of 1973	13	bald eagle endangered species	4
endangered species texas	12	adopt endangered species	4
australian endangered species	11	endangered species in the rain forest	4
canadian endangered species	10	brazil endangered species	4
information on endangered species	9	endangered species worksheets	4
endangered species lesson plan	9	world endangered species	4
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: ENDANGERED SPECIES

Language		Translations for "ENDANGERED SPECIES"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Portuguese		animais em extinção. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Misspellings: ENDANGERED SPECIES

Misspellings
	"ENDANGERED SPECIES" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: endangerd species, endangereds species. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Anagrams: ENDANGERED SPECIES

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-c-d-d-e-e-e-e-e-g-i-n-n-p-r-s-s"
	-5 letters: degeneracies, dependencies, predeceasing.
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