overhunting
Depleting wildlife populations
Overhunting is the practice of killing wild animals at a rate faster than their populations can recover.
It leads to declining numbers of game species and can result in local extinction or complete eradication, as happened with the passenger pigeon.
Conservation efforts and hunting regulations exist largely to prevent overhunting.
Overhunting of deer in the region led to a five-year moratorium on hunting.
Complete vanishing of a species
- decimationNear-total destruction
- scarcityInsufficiency of something needed
- declineDecrease or refuse
- overkillUnnecessary additional effort
overharvesting · overfishing · overexploitation · unsustainable · overconsumption · extirpation
Unlawful wildlife capture
- bushmeatHunted tropical wildlife flesh
- ivoryTusk-derived material
- gameOrganized play or sport
- quarryPit for extracting rock
megafauna · predators · ungulates · waterfowl · threatened · vulnerable · fur-bearing
Fixed assigned amount
- moratoriumTemporary prohibition or delay
- regulationOfficial rules governing conduct
- enforcementCompelling compliance with rules
- rangersPark patrol or commandos
anti-poaching · sanctuary · reserve · repopulation · reintroduction · stewardship · management · licensing
extinction
Complete vanishing of a species
- decimationNear-total destruction
- scarcityInsufficiency of something needed
- declineDecrease or refuse
overkill · overharvesting · overfishing · overexploitation · unsustainable · overconsumption · extirpation
poaching
Unlawful wildlife capture
quarry · megafauna · predators · ungulates · waterfowl · threatened · vulnerable · fur-bearing
quota
Fixed assigned amount
- moratoriumTemporary prohibition or delay
- regulationOfficial rules governing conduct
- enforcementCompelling compliance with rules
rangers · anti-poaching · sanctuary · reserve · repopulation · reintroduction · stewardship · management · licensing · monitoring
predator-prey
Ecological consumption relationship
- rewildingRestoring natural ecosystems
- environmental harmair pollution, water pollution, pollution, oil spills, acid rain
- Environmental Topicsconservation, biodiversity, extinction, climate change, habitat loss
- environmental threatshabitat loss, deforestation, pollution, climate change, invasive species
- overdoingoverdoing, overindulging, overkill, excess, overreacting
- big game huntingrifle, antelope, pronghorn, rifles, arrows
- extinction threatshabitat loss, climate change, poaching, invasive species, overfishing
overhuntingsustainable hunting
Killing wildlife at replenishable rates
sustainable harvest · sustainable yield · subsistence hunting · wildlife management · catch limits
overhuntingwildlife conservation
Protecting animals and ecosystems
species recovery · rewilding · habitat protection · wildlife protection · breeding programs
overhuntingwildlife conservation
Protecting animals and ecosystems
species protection · wildlife preservation · rewilding · game management · habitat restoration
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