Habitat loss is the destruction of the places wildlife needs. Habitat loss is the main cause.
It kills more species than hunting and pollution together, and it is far less discussed. Habitat loss also includes breaking one large area into pieces too small to support anything.
1nounhabitat lossThe destruction of the places wildlife needs.
“Habitat loss took nine species out of that valley in thirty years.”
habitat loss is a destruction.
Habitat, from Latin habitare, to dwell, plus loss.
habitat + loss
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA
Practised in Nature & Weather