wildlife refuge
collocation in Englishmeaningsofwildlifeandrefuge
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wildlife
noun[U]
uk/ˈwaɪld.laɪf/us/ˈwaɪld.laɪf/
animals and plants that grow independently of people, usually in ...
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refuge
noun[C or U]
uk/ˈref.juːdʒ/us/ˈref.juːdʒ/
(a place that gives) protection or shelter from danger, trouble, ...
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(Definition ofwildlifeandrefugefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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What was to be the name of the designated area-a 'wilderness,' a 'wildliferefuge,' or a 'wildlife range'?
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The islands have been awildliferefugesince 1987, with 0.36 km2.
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It is the world's largestwildliferefuge, comprising 16e6acre e6ha.
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The end of the point is kept as awildliferefugefor birds and turtles.
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Although protected as awildliferefuge, the enforcement is lax.
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Most of thewildliferefugeis made up of reclaimed agricultural land.
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Dam proponents say that thewildliferefugewas put there in order to block the dam from ever being erected.
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Wildliferefugehas a 14700-hectar area made up of forests, lagoon, marsh, sandy and reedy lands.
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An act creating the nationalwildliferefugewas passed in 1976.
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It is the onlywildliferefugein the city.
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Upon his return to civilian life he was offered three choices inwildliferefugemanagement.
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The island is now part of awildliferefuge, and approach within 20 km by fishing vessels is prohibited.
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The harbour is a protectedwildliferefugeand is home to large populations of swans, waders and other bird life.
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Wildliferefugestaff also maintain a piping plover nesting program.
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The earthquake did also go through awildliferefugecausing liquefaction in the soil and damage to the buildings within.
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Often it is located adjacent to an aquatic preserve orwildliferefugethat offers bird watching.
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It was feared that some routes would cross thewildliferefugeand result in opposition and possible lawsuits from conservation groups.
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The original ranch headquarters and other buildings are on thewildliferefuge.
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Fire is also a destructive force in thewildliferefugehabitat.
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However, land encompassing the academic buildings and other public spaces is awildliferefugein which no hunting is allowed.
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