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nongame

nongame

6.5
A wild animal people do not hunt for sport or sell
  • noun
  • /ˈnʌnˌɡeɪm/
  • Specialized
translation icon : especie no cazada
  • The problems remain: Most states lack regulatory systems that address nongame and plant species (Goble et al. 1999); funding is often tied to hunting and fishing license fees and remains insufficient (Jacobsen et al. 2010).
  • nongame species

Examples

  • Research reported in this publication was supported by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Region 3 Nongame Bird Conservation Program and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources under Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Project W-160-P. At the time of publication, the data had not been published by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service or the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.

    Academic text (2017)

  • Along the same lines, monitoring carried out in 30 states by the Midcontinent Ecological Science Center of the National Biological Service in Fort Collins, Colorado, revealed significant improvements in the amount and suitability of habitat for game and nongame species largely as a result of CRP.

    Academic text (1998)

  • Certain nongame species, for instance, make an important contribution to agricultural productivity by consuming a wide range of insects and plants that are harmful to commercial crops.

    Academic text (1998)

  • The frequency of such events declined after being declared a nongame species in 1971 and gaining protection through the MMPA in 1972 (Mate, 1973).

    Academic text (2000)

  • Numbers 9-14 represent game forms that either replicate adult behavior in nongame contexts or where the game actions are conceived as analogous to certain behaviors or states.

    Academic text (1995)

  • With support from the Florida Nongame Program, Mark had designed a genetic study of the remaining populations of Torreya to examine differences between populations of the major ravines and, in a few cases, closely neighboring but ecologically distinct side branches.

    Academic text (1990)

  • Although comprehensive wildlife conservation strategies developed by states with funding from the federal government provide a blueprint for sustaining nongame species and their habitats, the available state funding for these management efforts is widely viewed as insufficient (Jacobsen 2010).

    Academic text (2012)

  • Regional-scale planning acknowledges ecological rather than political boundaries and helps blur the separation between game and nongame species management, because planning and implementing conservation at larger scales often benefits both (Groves et al. 2002).

    Academic text (2012)

  • Bald eagles are considered a nongame species because they are protected by law and are not hunted.

  • Conserving nongame wildlife, such as songbirds and butterflies, is essential for maintaining biodiversity.

Antonyms

game
521 3.9

Wild animals like deer or birds that people hunt for food

How Hunted

game
521 3.9
nongame
  • Specialized
6.5

Surface Forms

nongame singular
nongames plural

Morphology

nongame = game (transparent) = non + game

The adjective/noun 'nongame' is formed by the regular negative prefix 'non-' applied to 'game' (here 'game' = animals hunted), so the negated meaning is directly inferable.

Etymology

Nongame comes from non- 'not' and game 'animals hunted for sport'. So a nongame animal is one that people do not hunt, like many songbirds or turtles, and these animals are often protected to help nature.