protected species

/prəˈtɛktɪd ˈspiːʃiːz/

noun phrase

  1. A type of animal or plant that is legally protected from hunting, capturing, or killing because it is rare, threatened, or at risk of extinction.

    B1

    countable; species has the same singular and plural form

    • "The sea turtle is a protected species."B1
    • "It is illegal to hunt protected species in this national park."B2
    • "Conservation efforts are crucial for the survival of protected species."B2

Common mistakes

  • a protected specie→a protected species

    "Species" is used for both the singular and plural forms.

Collocations

endangered speciesthreatened speciesprotect endangered specieswildlife protectionnatural habitatconservation status

Word family

protectprotectionprotectedprotective