How to Use wildlife in a Sentence

wildlife

noun
Definition of wildlifenext
  • Gazelles on the golf course The wildlife’s not only in the water.
    — Chris Dwyer, CNN, 21 Apr. 2023
  • The tribes’ quarry has changed over the centuries as the wildlife has changed.
    — Andrew Sharp, Outdoor Life, 27 Nov. 2024
  • And wildlife in general was in a bad place in the United States in the early 1900s.
    — Paul A. Smith, Journal Sentinel, 14 Oct. 2022
  • Toddlers can look for wildlife, listen to the wind and creek, smell plants and flowers, and touch the trees and leaves.
    — oregonlive, 22 July 2022
  • The refuge is home to an impressive array of fish and wildlife.
    — Madeline Heim, Journal Sentinel, 11 June 2024
  • 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
  • It’s the second time this year that the season opening has been held up to keep wildlife out of harm.
    — Tara Duggan, San Francisco Chronicle, 21 Nov. 2022
  • 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
  • Head out on an airboat tour before or after your meal to see some of the state’s wildlife up close.
    — Jp Shaffer, Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2024
  • The acorns not only feed the birds but also other wildlife, such as deer and squirrels.
    — Ryan Martin, The Indianapolis Star, 22 June 2022
  • The trail to the right goes lower but has a bit more climb at the end and more wildlife, including the potential for bighorn sheep.
    — Estes Park Trail-Gazette, The Denver Post, 6 Aug. 2024
  • And the impacts to Wisconsin’s waters are shown in its wildlife, too.
    — Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 19 Oct. 2022
  • Others should report sick wildlife to the state Department of Fish and Wildlife.
    — Christine Clarridge, Axios, 13 Jan. 2025
  • The ocean along the Bay Area coast is brimming with wildlife for several reasons.
    — Tara Duggan, San Francisco Chronicle, 20 Oct. 2022
  • The jungles of Borneo have some of the world's most wildlife-rich rainforests and stunning landscapes.
    — Joanne Shurvell, Forbes, 15 Aug. 2022
  • Our roads still have gravel patches due to flood damage, and wildlife of all sizes are out.
    — Patrick Smith, NBC News, 2 Nov. 2023
  • About 40% of the state's black bears live in the Sierra Nevada, according to the fish and wildlife department.
    — Damon Arthur, USA TODAY, 27 Dec. 2024
  • 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
  • Tour the booths at the park and join in activities and crafts; meet wildlife ambassadors like hawks and barn owls.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Aug. 2022
  • Head to Corson's Inlet State Park for hiking trails and wildlife.
    — Lindsay Cohn, Travel + Leisure, 13 July 2024
  • 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
  • And respect for wildlife — much of which is in peril — is the basis for conserving it.
    — Benji Jones, Vox, 24 Dec. 2024
  • 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
  • Leafa, a curious and easygoing red panda, was a fan favorite at the wildlife park in Asheville.
    — Simone Jasper, Charlotte Observer, 14 Jan. 2025
  • Neither Republicans nor Democrats have been able to fashion a statewide water policy that serves all the state’s water users fairly — whether farmers, the fisheries, city dwellers or wildlife.
    — Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2025

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