This is the 7251st most frequent Catalan word.
amenaçats
"Threatened."
In this sentence, 'amenaçats' describes the animals as being under threat, providing an adjective usage to express their precarious situation.
Els animals en perill d'extinció estan amenaçats per la pèrdua de l'hàbitat.
Animals in danger of extinction are threatened by habitat loss.
Here, 'amenaçats' (amenaçada) functions in a similar descriptive capacity, pertaining to broader ecological concerns.
La biodiversitat està amenaçada a causa del canvi climàtic.
Biodiversity is threatened due to climate change.
In this context, 'amenaçats' applies to locations as being actively in danger of a specific risk, emphasizing the action-oriented nature of the threat.