home range

noun

: the area to which an animal usually confines its daily activities

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The park says wildlife managers actively monitor bear activity and use proactive techniques that help keep bears within their natural home range and away from humans and developed areas. Devarrick Turner, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2026 As for why these three are thousands of miles from their home range? CBS News, 6 Apr. 2026 Ideal time blocks to list a home range from March 8 to May 24 for the 50 largest metros in the country — but Dallas is near the national average, the firm notes. Neal Franklin, Dallas Morning News, 23 Mar. 2026 Harrington said in 2023 and now, transient mountain lions, which can have a very large home range, likely followed the river from the Black Hills. Angela George, Sioux Falls Argus Leader, 20 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for home range

Word History

First Known Use

1902, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of home range was in 1902

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“Home range.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/home%20range. Accessed 1 May. 2026.

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