Endangered Animal Species

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-009471",
  "term": "Endangered Animal Species",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. An organism in danger of disappearing from the earth if its situation is not improved. When its race has not been seen in the wild for over fifty years, we say that it is extinct. Those species that may soon become endangered are called threatened species. Rare animals are species with small populations that may also be at risk.\n\n2. Those species that are listed as endangered or threatened under section 4 of the Endangered Species Act.\n\n3. Species whose numbers are so small that it is in immediate danger of becoming extinct and needs protection to survive.",
  "references": [
    "USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center Glossary",
    "40 CFR 132.2 (CFR 2013)",
    "Chesapeake Bay Program Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/endangered-animal-species/"
}