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Glossary entry

German term or phrase:

Wildfraß

English translation:

damage by game / wild animals

Added to glossary by Ulrike Kraemer
Jul 24, 2006 05:45
17 yrs ago
German term

Wildfrass

German to English Other Botany Horticulture
Die gleichmäßig verteilten Fasern sind eine Barriere für Insekten, Vögel und Wild. Ihre wertvollen Pflanzen sind somit optimal gegen Wildfraß geschützt.

This is from a text about spunweb coverings for plants like strawberries (e.g. tunnels). I know they mean it prevents the plants being eaten by pests but is there a proper term for this please?
Proposed translations (English)
2 +4 damage by game
3 +3 being eaten by wild animals

Proposed translations

+4
16 mins
German term (edited): Wildfraß
Selected

damage by game

Some 350 Googlies for "damage by game".

Two examples:

Scotland in the 19th century: Section 1.9: Game
Abstract of the estimated annual loss arising from damage by game and other wild animals returned by tenant farmers to the Aberdeenshire Game Conference (p. ...
gdl.cdlr.strath.ac.uk/haynin/haynin0109.htm

[DOC] CROFTER FORESTRY APPLICATION FORM
The participating shareholders shall notify the landlord in writing as soon as reasonably possible of any damage by game to growing trees and shall afford ...
www.crofterscommission.org.uk/downloads/CrofterForestry0408...

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Note added at 21 mins (2006-07-24 06:06:50 GMT)
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Another reference which has both "Wildfraß" and "damage by game":

VITIS Viticulture and Enology Abstracts
... Pfosten setzen - Schutzzaeune gegen Wildfrass errichten - Gruenduengung ... erecting protective fences to prevent damage by game, green manuring, ...
http://vitis-vea.zadi.de/SEARCH/VITISVEA_ENG/DDW?W=SUBJECTLI...
Peer comment(s):
agree Maureen Millington-Brodie : I think this is it and specifically deer
21 mins
agree Isabella Becker : Agree! Wildfraß - m AGR damage caused by game (Langenscheidt )
1 hr
agree Margaret Marks
2 hrs
agree Cetacea : that's the one. // @ Richard: The same goes for "Wild". One more reason to equal "Wildfrass" and "damage by game", even if the latter is more general.
2 hrs
neutral Richard Benham : I think "game" rather misses the point here. "Game" specifically means animals you shoot for fun.
4 hrs
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2 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "I used a combination of both as in "damage by wild animals" but can only award to one. Damage sounded neater than "being eaten by" so thank you!"
+3
3 mins

being eaten by wild animals

AFIK, there's no other term (except for "frass", which is used for insects that bore into wood - but that wouldn't cover the four-leggeds)
Unfortunately, I have plenty of experience with defending my garden against local wildlife...
Note from asker:
Thanks very much for your fast reply. I used a combination of both and can only award points to one - sorry!
Peer comment(s):
agree Gillian Scheibelein : yes this includes game + other animals such as mice, foxes, badgers
2 hrs
Thanks, Gillian!
agree Richard Benham
4 hrs
Thanks, Richard!
agree John Speese : I would stick with this one, as it avoids the issue of non-game animals. This material sounds a lot like Reemay.
8 hrs
Thanks, John!
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