overhunting

English

Etymology

From over- +‎ hunting.

Noun

overhunting (uncountable)

1. Hunting at unsustainable levels.
   • 2009 February 18, Kirk Johnson, “Debate Rages Over Elk Feeding Program”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     When the mighty elk herds of the West were facing the possibility of extinction from overhunting, settlement and neglect a century ago, people here stepped forward and began what has turned out to be a profound biological experiment.

Related terms

• overfishing
• overexploitation

Verb

overhunting

1. present participle and gerund of overhunt

Translations

hunting at unsustainable levels

• Dutch: overbejaging f
• Finnish: liikametsästys, ylimetsästys, riistometsästys
• French: surchasse f
• Hungarian: túlvadászat
• Polish: nadmierne polowanie n