depredation

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• Human-bear conflicts, which include anything from property damage, human food raids, livestock depredation, and, yes, attacks, increase in areas where bears are expanding their range, says van Manen.

• The only other predator found was raccoons, which made up for 22 to 28 percent of nest depredation.

• The force thus put together was, however, calculated only for depredation, and never became equal to any essential service.

• The manner in which the burglary was effected leaves little doubt that the depredation was committed by the same gang of thieves.

• Luther proposes remedies for all these evils, and energetically arouses the German nobility to put an end to Roman depredation.

• Were gentlemen willing to submit to this: to raise the embargo, and subject our trade to this depredation?

• Are they prepared to say the embargo shall be raised, while our commerce is subjected to this kind of depredation?