destruction of wildlife

collocation in English

meaningsofdestructionandwildlife

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destruction
noun[U]
uk
/dɪˈstrʌk.ʃən/us
/dɪˈstrʌk.ʃən/
the act of destroying something, or the fact of ...
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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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(Definition ofdestructionandwildlifefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofdestruction of wildlife

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The obvious example is thedestructionofwildlife; for example, birds.
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These grants are in many cases a cause of thedestructionofwildlifehabitat.
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There is one further point on thedestructionofwildlife, in particular badgers.
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I should like to deal with two aspects concerning the avoidabledestructionofwildlife.
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The second part is the deliberate but unnecessarydestructionofwildlifeby various means.
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We must try to prevent the unnecessarydestructionofwildlife, whether it is plant or animal.
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Clause 9 deals with the power to provide for thedestructionofwildlife.
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I rise to speak on the subject of the avoidabledestructionofwildlife.
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Can they not somehow use their influence to prevent this needlessdestructionofwildlife?
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It is the organised ritualdestructionofwildlife, carried out in fancy dress amid great ceremony by those who pretend that they care for wildlife and its habitats.
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An outbreak of the disease would lead to thedestructionofwildlifeover a wide area and onerous controls on pet owners until the disease was wiped out.
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An outbreak would lead to thedestructionofwildlifeover a wide area, and onerous controls would be put on pet owners until the disease was wiped out.
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In the event of an outbreak of rabies affecting terrestrial wildlife, targeteddestructionofwildlifeand vaccination are both potentially available methods of control.
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We ought to be doing research into means of overcoming such avoidabledestructionofwildlife, either by the development of non-toxic pellets or by other means.
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Article 10 provides for thedestructionofwildlifein order to prevent the spread of certain diseases to farm animals.
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Ministers will be just as cautious in safeguarding what they believe to be the real interest in the matter, even though it results in the profligatedestructionofwildlife.
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Their wilderness is in danger due to the high population rates and its consequences (pollution,destructionofwildlifehabitats).
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