depredation

Example Sentences

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Smith said this year’s number of livestock depredations are “pretty much baseline normal, just what you’d expect.”

From Seattle Times

In the last two decades, the number of deaths by depredation has declined.

From Los Angeles Times

With a nonlethal depredation permit, the Kelseyville property owner put up a trail camera.

From Los Angeles Times

Fish and Wildlife officials can approve the killing of wolves in chronic depredation situations when significant risk to livestock continues and nonlethal preventative measures have been used.

From Seattle Times

“The vandalism that occurred today in Brasília is unacceptable. Freedom of expression cannot be mixed with depredation of public bodies. In the end, who will pay for this will be all of us.”

From Washington Post