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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To dehorn the rhinos, the team approached the animals behind an armed anti-poaching squad on motorcycles.
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Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Sep. 2025
Lodges like Time + Tide’s Chinzombo fund schools, clinics, and anti-poaching teams.
—Daniel Scheffler, Forbes.com, 12 Sep. 2025
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.
—Karin Jones, Travel + Leisure, 4 Sep. 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
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Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Sep. 2025
Lodges like Time + Tide’s Chinzombo fund schools, clinics, and anti-poaching teams.
—Daniel Scheffler, Forbes.com, 12 Sep. 2025
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.
—Karin Jones, Travel + Leisure, 4 Sep. 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
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“Anti-poaching.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-poaching. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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