- wildlife
- nounADJECTIVE▪ abundant▪ endangered, rare▪ indigenous, local, native▪ exotic▪ marine, urban, wetlandVERB + WILDLIFE▪ conserve, preserve, protect, save▪
They called on the government to help protect native wildlife.
▪ attract, encourage▪The large variety of native plants attracts wildlife to the area.
▪ benefit▪ endanger, threaten▪The increasing use of pesticides threatens the wildlife of the area.
▪ damage, harm▪ disturb▪Do not allow your dog to disturb wildlife.
▪ be (a) home for, be (a) home to, be rich in▪The forest is home to a wealth of wildlife.
WILDLIFE + NOUN▪ habitat▪ area, garden (BrE), haven (esp. BrE), park (esp. BrE), preserve (esp. BrE), refuge, reserve, sanctuary, site (BrE)▪The school has its own small wildlife garden.
▪the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Reserve in Texas
▪ corridor▪wildlife corridors that tigers use to travel between reserves
▪ conservation, management, protection▪ agency (esp. AmE), trust (BrE)▪data compiled by US and Canadian wildlife agencies
▪ biologist (AmE), conservationist, expert, manager (esp. AmE), officer (esp. BrE), official (esp. AmE)▪federal and state wildlife officials
▪ population, species▪The local fish and wildlife population may be lost forever.
▪ trade▪the illegal wildlife trade
▪ artist, film-maker, photographer▪ photographyPHRASES▪ a diversity of wildlife, a wealth of wildlife▪ a/the impact on wildlife, a/the threat to wildlife▪The bacteria pose a real threat to wildlife.
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
