词汇 | overhunting |
释义 | overhunting noun[ U ] (alsoover-hunting)uk /ˌəʊ.vəˈhʌn.tɪŋ/ us /ˌoʊ.vɚˈhʌn.tɪŋ/ the problem of catching and killing too many of a particular type of animal or bird, so that there are not enough left: Larger, long-lived, slow-breeding animals are more susceptible to overhunting than other animals. Sixty years ago, grey whale numbers were down to a few hundred because of over-hunting. Elk disappeared from the state in the mid-1800s as a result of over-hunting and loss of habitat. The study concluded that overfishing and overhunting have had far worse effects on coastal marine habitat than pollution or global warming. |
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