Thesaurus results for HABITATS

habitats

noun

plural of habitat

as in homes

the place where a plant or animal is usually or naturally found a forest in California is set aside to preserve the unique brushy, rugged habitat required by nesting California condors

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Recent Examples of habitats Hotez attributes this to humans increasingly interacting with wildlife and their habitats, including through urbanization and deforestation. —

Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 9 May 2026 At the Duke Lemur Center, visitors can walk through giant forest habitats helping to preserve some of the planet’s rarest mammals. —

Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 8 May 2026 The real threat, however, happens inside the vehicles and habitats built to protect us. —

Alan Bradley, Space.com, 8 May 2026 Protecting wildlife habitats shouldn’t be controversial. —

Amber Harding Outkick, FOXNews.com, 7 May 2026 The project provides a 50-year roadmap to protect endangered species and natural habitats, manage water and aquatic resources and create a fee system to offset environmental impacts from development. —

Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 7 May 2026 Dry spells drive animals out of their usual habitats in search of food and water. —

Isabel Debre, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2026 Jackson and other experts detail why apple cores and other food waste are harmful, and why the best way to protect our natural habitats is not to throw anything out, even the seemingly harmless bits. —

Emily Hayes, Martha Stewart, 2 May 2026 Colossal is working with the Endangered Wildlife Trust to identify habitats in South Africa where bluebuck populations could eventually be reintroduced. —

Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 1 May 2026

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The Japanese And German Swap Out In 2014, my community in Los Angeles (about 400 homes) was mostly Japanese and German brands with a smattering of Detroit pickups and muscle cars.

— Brooke Crothers, Forbes.com, 10 May 2026
Bullet holes could be seen in the back door of one of the homes.

— Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 10 May 2026