habitat

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"We thought, let's do our utmost to find it if it still does exist and then do something about its habitat, which are elm trees."

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

The open pit is located in the Clark Mountains, which provide habitat for bighorn sheep and are estimated to harbor the second-highest density of rare plants of any of the state’s mountain ranges.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026

To help control it and provide habitat for fish and birds, California agencies have been building berms and sending water flowing into man-made ponds along the shore, creating new wetlands.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

The committee’s authority is limited to very uncommon circumstances in which there are no “reasonable and prudent alternatives” that would avoid jeopardizing a listed species or impair a species’ critical habitat.

From Salon • Apr. 7, 2026

In Calcutta, like a plant uprooted from its natural habitat, Jagu wilted and fell apart.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee