Political factors can play a part if a species is protected, or actively hunted, in one jurisdiction but not another.

There had never been an elephant like this, he thought, a bull who actively hunted his persecutors.

You're being hunted actively by the police and the militia and there's a murder charge on your head.

European badgers are of little significance to hunting economies, though they may be actively hunted locally.

A distinct color pattern and the fact that this species actively hunts for venomous snakes help to protect them from people.

It hunts most actively at dawn and dusk, though feeding can occur at any time during the day.

It is found solely in forested habitat, and actively hunts both by day and night.

During migration the fish moves in huge schools, and are actively hunted by gulls and dolphins.