• (n.) The act of depredating, or the state of being depredated; the act of despoiling or making inroads; as, the sea often makes depredation on the land. Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/depredation/
Dep`re·da'tion noun [ Latin depraedatio : confer French déprédation .] The act of depredating, or the state of being depredated; the act of despoiling or making inroads; as, the sea often makes depredation on the land. Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/D/41
Refers to damage done by wildlife to people's crops and domestic animals. This term is primarily used when referring to situations involving wolves or other carnivores killing or maiming domestic animals, such as livestock. Found on http://www.wolf.org/wolves/learn/basic/glossary.asp
refers to the damage done by wildlife to people's crops and animals. Livestock depredation by wolves means the killing of cattle or sheep. Found on https://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/22350