How to Use habitat in a Sentence

habitat

noun
  • Signs also warn that the area is a habitat for the plover and the least tern.
    Saumya Gupta, Los Angeles Times, 1 Aug. 2023
  • The trees provide the ants with habitat and nectar to eat.
    Popular Science, 25 Jan. 2024
  • Explore the grounds to find some slimy friends and observe them in their habitat.
    Charlotte Observer, 1 Feb. 2024
  • Tigers in the wild face pressure because of a loss of habitat and poaching.
    Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Sep. 2023
  • In its native habitat — that is, the homes and bakeries of Colombia — pandebono is a shape-shifter.
    Tim Carman, Washington Post, 10 July 2023
  • Other species may not be able to outrun the rapid changes in their habitat and could simply die off.
    Elizabeth Rayne, Ars Technica, 14 Nov. 2023
  • The store stocks food for both small and large pets as well as habitats for birds, dog collars and litter boxes.
    Hank Beckman, Chicago Tribune, 9 June 2023
  • Their larval stage is their only chance to move around and find that perfect habitat.
    Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 14 Mar. 2024
  • Gray wolves can survive in a wide range of habitats and conditions.
    Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Dec. 2023
  • Many of the animals birthed there bring benefits to habitats far away.
    Smithsonian Magazine, 10 July 2023
  • Some tribes signed those agreements to pursue habitat restoration while others did not and stayed in court.
    Tony Schick, ProPublica, 21 Dec. 2023
  • Advertisement In the wild, the ideal firefly habitat is where field meets stream.
    Monica Cardoza, Washington Post, 15 May 2023
  • The trees also provided a habitat for invertebrates living on the forest floor thanks to the twigs that would drop on the ground.
    Jack Guy, CNN, 7 Mar. 2024
  • The Cowichan was the perfect habitat for chinook, chum and coho salmon, which could gorge on insects and swim in cool water shaded by trees.
    Norimitsu Onishi, New York Times, 30 Aug. 2023
  • As with many sensitive habitats around the world, Doñana is imperiled.
    Catherine Buni, Travel + Leisure, 3 Dec. 2023
  • If the fire clears out some of that overgrowth and the eastern red cedar, the prairie grass and forb species will regenerate in those areas, restoring wildlife habitat.
    Karen Hickman, The Conversation, 1 Mar. 2024
  • Over time, farms, homes, and off-road vehicles have chipped away at patches of rare-plant habitat — a hillside here, a meadow there.
    Jill Cowan Daniel Dorsa, New York Times, 22 May 2023
  • Alaska has pristine habitat for the fish and decades of careful management.
    Julia O’Malley, New York Times, 19 July 2023
  • The Alaskan king crab, on the other hand, has a limited habitat and harvesting season.
    Coastal Living, Southern Living, 1 Mar. 2024
  • But there can be parts of the zoo where the animal would be considered a predator or prey to the animals that are contained in their habitats.
    Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2023
  • Game drives from this lodge take guests through the reserve’s different habitats in search of the resident wildlife, for bush breakfasts and to scenic sunset spots.
    Lauren Jade Hill, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2024
  • Photos show the shiny, four-legged creatures in various habitats.
    Moira Ritter, Miami Herald, 26 Jan. 2024
  • Critics say the project threatens salmon habitat and the wilderness character of an undeveloped part of the state.
    Nathaniel Herz, Anchorage Daily News, 20 July 2023
  • With fish and other species moving to new habitats, ocean predators that rely on them for food are following them.
    IEEE Spectrum, 19 May 2023
  • San Diego beekeepers are faced with the threat of losing colonies every year due to pesticides, habitat loss and disease.
    Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Oct. 2023
  • Sea grass is a vital habitat for fish and invertebrates.
    Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 7 July 2023
  • What has your photography and marine science work shown you about the effect of climate change on these ocean habitats?
    Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Jan. 2024
  • Twenty years ago, 25 elk were released in the Cataloochee Valley with hopes of reintroducing the species to its former habitat.
    Tracey Minkin, Southern Living, 12 July 2023
  • Black widow habitats range from small animal burrows and construction nooks to wood piles and low shrubs.
    Jake Parks, Discover Magazine, 13 Feb. 2024
  • Another idea is to spray a vaccine into caves or other bat habitats.
    Emily Mullin, WIRED, 29 Aug. 2023

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