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Vinony

defaunation

noun

  1. loss or extinctions of animals in the forests
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Wiktionary

noun

Etymology: From de- + fauna + -ation.

  1. The loss of animals from a habitat

    “For this reason, the symbolic dimensions of defaunation can be of direct relevance to any initiative aiming for sustainable wildlife management and biodiversity conservation in areas inhabited by hunter-gatherers (Franzen 2005; Lu 2001).”