overhunt
Hunt to extinction
To overhunt is to hunt a species beyond sustainable levels, depleting its population: Passenger pigeons were overhunted to extinction.
The term applies to both deliberate excessive hunting and the cumulative effect of too many hunters on a population.
Overhunting describes unsustainable pressure on wildlife, whether for food, sport, or trade.
Complete vanishing of a species
- decimationNear-total destruction
- population crashSudden drop in numbers
- species lossDisappearance of organism types
- scarcityInsufficiency of something needed
decline · vanishing · overharvesting · overkill · exhaustion · stock collapse · extirpation · population decline
Unlawful wildlife capture
- quotaFixed assigned amount
- bag limitMaximum legal catch
- moratoriumTemporary prohibition or delay
- enforcementCompelling compliance with rules
legislation · wildlife management · game warden · licensing · closed season · protected species · permit · conservation officer
Reduction in species variety
- keystone speciesOutsized ecological impact organism
- rewildingRestoring natural ecosystems
- carrying capacityPopulation an environment sustains
extinction
Complete vanishing of a species
- decimationNear-total destruction
- population crashSudden drop in numbers
- species lossDisappearance of organism types
scarcity · decline · vanishing · overharvesting · overkill · exhaustion · stock collapse · extirpation · population decline
poaching
Unlawful wildlife capture
- quotaFixed assigned amount
- bag limitMaximum legal catch
- moratoriumTemporary prohibition or delay
enforcement · legislation · wildlife management · game warden · licensing · closed season · protected species · permit · conservation officer
biodiversity loss
Reduction in species variety
- keystone speciesOutsized ecological impact organism
- rewildingRestoring natural ecosystems
- carrying capacityPopulation an environment sustains
- overexploitationoverfishing, overfish, overharvest, overgrazing, overgraze
overhuntsustainable harvest
Resource extraction matching regrowth
sustainable hunting · subsistence hunting · conserve · sustainable yield · leave alone
overhuntprotect
Keep from harm
conserve · preserve · rewild · reintroduce · repopulate