hunting pressure

noun

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

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Meanings

nounhunting pressure (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe 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
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