predation
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There were 267 investigations opened by California wildlife officials into wolf-livestock predation in 2025, up from 74 the previous year.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026
The concept describes how the presence of a top predator can influence other animals, even without direct predation.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 28, 2026
Other threats to the population, such as predation by wolves, have been mitigated so that if the caribou are restored they should thrive in the wild.
From Slate ● Apr. 28, 2026
"With this kind of predation, the status quo... just isn't possible," added Environment Minister Mathieu Lefevre, whose office said the change would be made official "in the coming weeks" in an executive order.
From Barron's ● Feb. 16, 2026
There is nothing resembling predation, and no pretense of an adversary stance on either side.
From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas
Vocabulary lists containing predation
The ACT Science Test: Biology Review 1
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