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wetland

[wet-land] / ˈwɛtˌlænd /
NOUN
fen
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As the industry boomed, birds migrating to and from Africa along one of Europe's key flyways were increasingly drawn to the area; today it is internationally recognised as a vital wetland.

From Barron's Jul. 15, 2026

The marine ecosystem and its habitats - wetland, seagrass beds and marine prairies - support a range of wildlife.

From BBC Jun. 27, 2026

To investigate the connection, Centrón and her colleagues analyzed 68 bacterial strains collected in 2018 and 2020 from sediment in a protected nature reserve in the Paraná delta, a wetland region north of Buenos Aires.

From Science Daily Jun. 23, 2026

Volunteers could help to encourage a once-widespread wetland insect by taking part in a project to breed them at home.

From BBC Jun. 15, 2026

I swiveled around, but the Illinois wetland had vanished.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros

The strategy focuses on "landscape scale connectivity", she explained, adding that "really good quality grasslands or wetlands" are exactly what the curlews need.

From BBC Jul. 17, 2026

For five decades, presidential administrations, businesses and states have fought over what wetlands and waterways should be protected from pollution by this landmark environmental legislation.

From Salon Jul. 15, 2026

That could matter in California, where battery opposition has surged after a fire at a Moss Landing energy storage facility drove the evacuation of 1,200 residents and contaminated nearby wetlands.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 8, 2026

Friends of the Everglades and the Center for Biological Diversity filed a lawsuit arguing that the facility threatened the sensitive Everglades wetlands and was hastily built without the legally required environmental impact studies.

From Barron's Jun. 25, 2026

Would she miss the rolling blue hills of Virginias Piedmont, or fall in love with the great expanse of the Chesapeake Bay and the many rivers, inlets, and wetlands that embroidered the Virginia coast?

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly




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