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overpopulation
/ ˌəʊəˌɒʊˈɪʃə /
noun
- the population of an area in too large numbers
overpopulation
- The population of an environment by a particular species in excess of the environment's carrying capacity . The effects of overpopulation can include the depletion of resources, environmental deterioration, and the prevalence of famine and disease.
Example Sentences
To address the overpopulation problem, county officials have approved new deals with a local nonprofit to help sterilize and relocate many of the pint-size equines to sanctuaries.
As John Maynard Keynes said of the challenges of overpopulation, the “chaining up of the one devil may, if we are careless, only serve to lose another still fiercer and more intractable.”
During his inauguration speech, Hochman repeated his campaign promises to balance criminal justice reform and public safety and called California’s overpopulation in prisons a systemic failure.
Locals worried it would bring overpopulation and traffic to the rural community.
Community rescues are on the frontlines of curbing overpopulation and working to improve the health of pet communities.
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