Sentence examples for critically imperiled from inspiring English sources
We sampled 21 species that are considered imperiled (S2) or critically imperiled (S1) in at least 1 state in which they occur; 6 of these species are also globally vulnerable (G3 or G3 G4) and 3 are critically imperiled (G1) [Table 1; [ 50]].
Further, 26 of the approximately 40 North American species in the genus are considered imperiled (S2) or critically imperiled (S1) in at least one state (USA) in which they occur [ 31].
Richard T. Lynch, a botanist at the Sweetbay Magnolia Conservancy, a nonprofit group based on Staten Island, said he had observed several critically imperiled annuals.
The study found that 500 native American species had gone extinct or are missing, and that one-third of the remainder are at risk, 7percentt of them "critically imperiled".
Of the more than 200,000 species, 7percentt were found to be critically imperiled, 8percentt imperiled, 16percentt vulnerable and about two-thirds were secure or apparently secure.
The point was underlined last month by a Nature Conservancy report that the biodiversity of the United States was greater than expected: It was found to be home to 200,000 native species, double the previous estimates, although 7percentt of the species were found to be critically imperiled.
Now, that, too, is imperiled.
The children are imperiled.
But it is also imperiled.
