Sentence examples for delicate habitat from inspiring English sources

Marilyn Heiman, director of the Pew Environment Group's Arctic program, said that the region was the harshest area in the world in which to drill for oil, as well as a delicate habitat for a variety of sea mammals.

Conservation and Native American groups have recently filed lawsuits against BrightSource, expressing concern over the company's environmental impact to the Mojave, especially endangered tortoises and delicate habitat there.

Additionally, trees are planted near the beach and we do not permit the extraction of sand in the area, so as to protect the delicate habitat.

But for all the peace and quiet here, serious environmental battles are almost always being played out over the bay's delicate habitats, which are home to more than 2,700 species of plants and animals.

It says the crop has triggered soil erosion, siltation of waterways, widespread use of toxic chemicals and pesticides and road building through some of the world's most delicate habitats.

WHEN the oil tanker Jessica ran aground about 500 yards offshore here in mid-January and began leaking fuel, an environmental disaster in one of the world's most delicate habitats appeared imminent.

When swimming or boating, be careful not to touch the coral reefs as they are very delicate habitats.

The environmental group, the Evergreen Forest Trust, is to pay Weyerhaeuser $185 million for the tract and will harvest much of it, as the company did, although 20,000 acres of delicate wildlife habitat and riverbanks will be exempted from logging.

For one thing, the pipeline runs under two of New Yorkers' most beloved beaches and a delicate wildlife habitat that includes nesting grounds for endangered piping plovers.

While Bwindi's gorilla population resides in a national park, the growing human settlements surrounding the protected area -- a magnet for people seeking tourism-related jobs -- are a threat to the primates' wellbeing and delicate forest habitat.

Officials said the pipeline would harm delicate wildlife habitats, mar waterfront development and endanger New York City's water supply.