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Threatened in peacetime by deforestation, intensive agriculture, urbanisation, pollution, hunting and climate change, Russia's 2022 invasion has wrought yet more suffering on Ukraine's birdlife.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

The species is now listed as critically endangered on the International Union for Conservation of Nature Red List of Threatened Species.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

Threatened arteries force shippers into lengthy, costly detours that ultimately hit consumers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026

Threatened with eviction by his fed-up family unless he takes an open slot teaching poetry at a high school, Oscar swallows his pride and takes the gig.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 2026

Threatened closely I grow stupid, and sit on a bag of sand wondering if a man could swim to Orgoreyn.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin