wetlands

Example Sentences

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Where sewage systems struggle to cope, restrictions are placed on new housing unless additional mitigation measures are introduced, to prevent further damage to rivers and wetlands.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

Within a few centuries, the genetic landscape of the Rhine-Meuse region, including the wetlands, was completely reshaped.

From Science Daily • May 30, 2026

However, the rich resources of the northern wetlands were more suited to the lifestyle practised by hunter-gatherers.

From Science Daily • May 30, 2026

When, by the mid-1980s, commercial hunting and the destruction of wetlands brought nine of 10 major North American duck species into steep decline, a 1985 farm bill helped reverse that.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

After an endless trek through trash- strewn wetlands, we found the salt ponds: rectangular fields of shallow water.

From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan