overhunted
/ˌoʊvərˈhʌntɪd/
adjective
- Describing a species or area that has been hunted too much, resulting in a reduced population.
- Many overhunted fish species are struggling to recover even with fishing bans.
- This forest is overhunted, so rabbits and squirrels are very hard to find.
- The overhunted elephant population in that region is now protected by international law.
Synonyms
verb
- Past tense and past participle of overhunt.
- The settlers overhunted the local deer until they disappeared.
- We overhunted that area last season, so we're letting it rest this year.
- They had overhunted the island's birds before anyone realized the damage.