anti-poaching
adjective
an·ti-poach·ing
ˌan-tē-ˈpō-chiŋ 
ˌan-tī-
variants
or less commonly antipoaching
: opposing, prohibiting, or acting to prevent poaching
anti-poaching laws
an anti-poaching patrol
Examples of anti-poaching in a Sentence
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Choose camps that partner with local communities—often on private conservancies—and your stay might fund village schools, support anti-poaching efforts, or train conservation leaders.
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Karin Jones, Travel + Leisure, 4 Sep. 2025
Today, the park and its partners employ a range of defense measures - traditional rangers patrol on foot, rapid-response anti-poaching units are deployed, and advanced technology, including thermal and infrared detection is utilized.
—Sarah Kingdom, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Entry fees from the 2,000 or so runners last year supported conservation and anti-poaching efforts here.
—Chloe Arrojado, AFAR Media, 21 Aug. 2025
The deeper problems facing South Africa’s wildlife remain, however, even as the country’s anti-poaching efforts have kept ratcheting up.
—Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 21 Aug. 2025
And in The Ivory Game, African anti-poaching leaders were overshadowed by European conservationists with camera crews and sponsorships.
—Time, 9 July 2025
Thanks to anti-poaching enforcement and large-scale sanctuaries, Kenya is almost halfway to reaching its goal of harboring 2,000 wild rhinos.
—Skylar Knight, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 June 2025
The park's critically endangered West African lion population has more than doubled since 2011, following persistent anti-poaching efforts and scientific monitoring led by conservation experts Panthera and the DPN.
—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 June 2025
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Karin Jones, Travel + Leisure, 4 Sep. 2025
Today, the park and its partners employ a range of defense measures - traditional rangers patrol on foot, rapid-response anti-poaching units are deployed, and advanced technology, including thermal and infrared detection is utilized.
—Sarah Kingdom, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Entry fees from the 2,000 or so runners last year supported conservation and anti-poaching efforts here.
—Chloe Arrojado, AFAR Media, 21 Aug. 2025
The deeper problems facing South Africa’s wildlife remain, however, even as the country’s anti-poaching efforts have kept ratcheting up.
—Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 21 Aug. 2025
And in The Ivory Game, African anti-poaching leaders were overshadowed by European conservationists with camera crews and sponsorships.
—Time, 9 July 2025
Thanks to anti-poaching enforcement and large-scale sanctuaries, Kenya is almost halfway to reaching its goal of harboring 2,000 wild rhinos.
—Skylar Knight, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 June 2025
The park's critically endangered West African lion population has more than doubled since 2011, following persistent anti-poaching efforts and scientific monitoring led by conservation experts Panthera and the DPN.
—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 June 2025
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“Anti-poaching.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-poaching. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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