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hunting pressure

hunting pressure noun: the amount of hunting a particular animal or species is subjected to, usually resulting in greater than normal wariness.

Noun

hunting pressure (uncountable)

  1. The amount of hunting a particular animal or species is subjected to, usually resulting in greater than normal wariness.
    • Maturing at two years old, and able to produce a fawn every year, its rapid rate of reproduction has helped it endure intense hunting pressure.2018, Tim Flannery, Europe: A Natural History, page 259

Questions about hunting pressure

What does hunting pressure mean?
Hunting pressure means the amount of hunting a particular animal or species is subjected to, usually resulting in greater than normal wariness.
What part of speech is hunting pressure?
Hunting pressure is a noun.

Words near hunting pressure in the dictionary

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