breeding

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"It's inevitably going to wash away butterfly eggs, remove nesting sites and disrupt underground breeding areas," Hodgson said.

From BBC

Major rainfall in December and early February created ideal breeding conditions, said Susanne Kluh, general manager for the Greater Los Angeles County Vector Control District.

From Los Angeles Times

It means that he is a puffin of good breeding, possessing the qualities of honor and bravery.

From Literature

Some may have travelled to another location in East Antarctica to moult, but this would have disrupted breeding, also leading to population losses.

From BBC

Researchers selected 23 hybrid tortoises with the closest genetic links to the extinct subspecies and began breeding them in captivity on Santa Cruz island.

From BBC