Definition of wildlife
: living things and especially mammals, birds, and fishes that are neither human nor domesticated
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Examples of wildlife in a Sentence
an area with abundant wildlife
Recent Examples of wildlife from the Web
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H.J.Res.69 nullified the Department of the Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service's final rule relating to nonsubsistence takings of wildlife on National Wildlife Refuges in Alaska.
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On Friday, Strange visited Auburn University to learn more about their poultry, forestry and wildlife management research, as well as their rehabilitation efforts at the Southeastern Raptor Center.
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Some types help produce oxygen, making them crucial for wildlife that lives underwater.
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What a lot of us know of this place is the cowboy and wildlife-hunter lifestyle of the Outback — the rugged, isolated interior of one of the world's largest countries by land mass, though not population.
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David Steen, an assistant biology research professor at Auburn University, has made a name for himself in the wildlife ecology field.
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A wildlife veterinarian not affiliated with the study tells Le that other factors like noise made by passing vessels should not be discounted, either.
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Boaz said the biodiversity along the Coast to Crest Trail gives visitors a chance to experience the region’s native wildlife and varied habitats.
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Violence has taken the lives of several rangers, and a surge in wildlife killings is devastating populations of one of East Africa's most majestic beasts: giraffes.
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First Known Use of wildlife
1879
WILDLIFE Defined for English Language Learners
wildlife
playDefinition of wildlife for English Language Learners
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: animals living in nature : wild animals
WILDLIFE Defined for Kids
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playDefinition of wildlife for Students
: wild animals living in their natural environment
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