How to Use wildlife in a Sentence

wildlife

noun
Definition of wildlifenext
Synonyms for wildlifenext
  • Gazelles on the golf course The wildlife’s not only in the water.
    — Chris Dwyer, CNN, 21 Apr. 2023
  • If that happens, it will be left in place to serve as wildlife habitat.
    — Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2023
  • That left wildlife experts guessing as to what was going on in the new nest.
    — Dana Hedgpeth, Washington Post, 5 Apr. 2023
  • For most of that time, the backyard wildlife was limited to birds and small mammals.
    — Kate Morgan, Washington Post, 10 Oct. 2023
  • The neighborhood has tried to clean up some of the empty lots that are overgrown with weeds and filled with trash and wildlife.
    — Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Mar. 2024
  • Those charged with protecting wildlife and the public know this.
    — Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Mar. 2024
  • Our roads still have gravel patches due to flood damage, and wildlife of all sizes are out.
    — Patrick Smith, NBC News, 2 Nov. 2023
  • Bassett said that, out of all the animal queens in wildlife, she was most taken with the bonobos.
    — Rance Collins, Variety, 10 Feb. 2024
  • Fish and wildlife are said to have not been affected, according to the statement.
    — Polo Sandoval, CNN, 27 Mar. 2023
  • Our fates on the road are, in a sense, intertwined, as both humans and wildlife must travel to survive.
    — Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 7 Dec. 2023
  • Hit up every wildlife preserve and keep track with this poster checklist.
    — Kelsey Stiegman, Seventeen, 4 Apr. 2023
  • In March 2007 some wildlife biologists drove out to a cave near Albany, New York, to count bats.
    — Elizabeth Kolbert, The New York Review of Books, 31 Aug. 2023
  • Feeding wildlife is against the law and punishable with a $300 fine, according to Hart.
    — Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 3 Jan. 2024
  • Inspect the rest of your property for saplings, which can pop up far from trees after wildlife spreads their seeds.
    — Maeghan Dolph, Fox News, 25 Mar. 2023
  • The spill has raised concerns about potential impacts on wildlife in the region.
    — Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Nov. 2023
  • The salt water killed the weeds, saltwater plant species such as the blue water lily returned, and with them came the marine wildlife and birds.
    — Bianca Nogrady, WIRED, 19 Mar. 2024
  • Once in the lake, chemicals from the plant could be taken up by microorganisms and wildlife living there.
    — Emma Penrod, The Salt Lake Tribune, 7 Aug. 2023
  • How do state and federal wildlife agencies count wolves?
    — Hayleigh Evans, The Arizona Republic, 5 Mar. 2024
  • Anyone who cares about wildlife and wild places should know this gamebird's story.
    — Phil Bourjaily, Field & Stream, 11 Jan. 2024
  • Or try out an eco tour to view Charleston’s islands, salt marshes, marine, and wildlife.
    — Alyssa Girdwain, Women's Health, 7 Apr. 2023
  • The drought has stressed countless animal species in a region known for abundant wildlife.
    — Manuela Andreoni, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2023
  • The good news is that most desert wildlife can move to safety when fire approaches, park officials said.
    — Nouran Salahieh, CNN, 2 Aug. 2023
  • Robert Irwin may have a love for wildlife, but his girlfriend Rorie Buckey has stolen his heart.
    — Rebecca Aizin, Peoplemag, 13 Oct. 2023
  • Many wildlife species will even benefit from the extra protein.
    — Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 8 Apr. 2024
  • That’s one of my takeaways from interviewing Dr. Grant Woods, a renowned wildlife researcher and diehard deer hunter.
    — Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 2 Nov. 2023
  • As Hoosiers gear up for the event, the birds and bugs and other wildlife across Indiana will likely be surprised and confused as their world goes dark in the middle of the day.
    — Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 18 Mar. 2024
  • But this was the first time November had been asked to become involved in wildlife preservation.
    — cleveland, 17 Aug. 2023
  • Then there’s the fact that many wildlife managers would really like hunters to apply for ewe tags and, if successful, shoot one.
    — Christine Peterson, Outdoor Life, 11 Apr. 2024
  • People can go out into nature to observe wildlife, watch their pets at home or head to local farms to observe the stock.
    — Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 31 Mar. 2024
  • Two of the hikers tried to fend off the aggressive animal with trekking poles, wildlife officials said.
    — Helena Wegner, Sacramento Bee, 10 Apr. 2024

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