the dingo debate 2

ranch

a very large farm where cattle or other livestock are raised (trang trại lớn)

baiting

the practice of placing poisoned bait to kill or control animals (đánh bả)

bane

something that causes continual trouble, misery, or annoyance (điều gây phiền toái)

roam

to move around freely over a large area (đi lang thang)

throughout the ensuing millennia

during all the thousands of years that followed (trong suốt những thiên niên kỷ tiếp theo)

sustained efforts

continuous and persistent attempts over a long period (những nỗ lực bền bỉ)

feral

living in a wild state (hoang dã)

mammal

a warm-blooded animal that feeds its young with milk (động vật có vú)

abundance

a very large quantity or supply of something (sự dồi dào, phong phú)

dwindling

gradually becoming smaller in number or amount (suy giảm dần)

arid

extremely dry, with little rainfall (khô cằn, khô hạn)

lessen

to reduce or make something smaller or less severe (làm giảm)

predominate

to be the most common, numerous, or influential (chiếm ưu thế)

calf

a young cow or bull (bê con)

counter-productive

having the opposite effect from what was intended (phản tác dụng)

solitary

living or acting alone rather than in a group (sống đơn độc)

go after

to pursue, hunt, or try to obtain something (săn đuổi, nhắm tới)

assertion

a statement that someone strongly believes to be true (lời khẳng định)

get through to

to make someone understand or accept an idea (khiến ai hiểu được, thuyết phục được)

prescription

a fixed solution, recommendation, or course of action (phương án, giải pháp)