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overhunting
noun[ U ]
(alsoover-hunting)uk /ˌəʊ.vəˈhʌn.tɪŋ/ us /ˌoʊ.vɚˈhʌn.tɪŋ/
the problem of catching and killing too many of a particular type of animal or bird, so that there are not enough left:
Larger, long-lived, slow-breeding animals are more susceptible to overhunting than other animals.
Sixty years ago, grey whale numbers were down to a few hundred because of over-hunting.
Elk disappeared from the state in the mid-1800s as a result of over-hunting and loss of habitat.
The study concluded that overfishing and overhunting have had far worse effects on coastal marine habitat than pollution or global warming.
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