overpopulation

Example Sentences

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When I began the job, restaurants dumped leftovers in unlocked dumpsters each night, and bears and other animals fed freely, leading to overpopulation and uncomfortable encounters with humans.

From Los Angeles Times

Experts caution against alarm about overpopulation, however, as the country’s fertility rate has been steadily falling, from over five births per woman in the 1960s, to two in 2022.

From Washington Times

It depicts a future world in which pollution and overpopulation have caused severe shortages in food, housing and other resources.

From Salon

Regardless of one's partisan leanings when it comes to reproductive rights, there are plenty of scientific studies warning about the ramifications of the Earth's current overpopulation problem.

From Salon

“The pet overpopulation in most countries, but especially in this country, is the issue,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times