conservationist
noun
con·ser·va·tion·ist
ˌkän(t)-sər-ˈvā-sh(ə-)nist 
: a person who advocates conservation especially of natural resources
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And while the International Union for Conservation of Nature lists the megamouth shark as Least Concern, with an unknown population trend, this status offers little comfort to conservationists, given the species’ vast and largely unexplored range.
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Melissa Cristina Marquez, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
He allegedly was charged with paying Allen Glover $3,000 to kill Baskin, a big cat conservationist, along with other charges.
—Liza Esquibias, People.com, 30 Oct. 2024
Along with the support of conservationists, the new legal safeguards allowed gray seal numbers to rebound in the 1990s.
—Olatunji Osho-Williams, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Oct. 2024
In Nevada, federal officials are preparing to approve a lithium mine — which would produce a key ingredient for electric cars’ batteries — despite pleas from conservationists who say the mine would drive an endangered wildflower to extinction, the Associated Press’ Scott Sonner reports.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2024
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Melissa Cristina Marquez, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
He allegedly was charged with paying Allen Glover $3,000 to kill Baskin, a big cat conservationist, along with other charges.
—Liza Esquibias, People.com, 30 Oct. 2024
Along with the support of conservationists, the new legal safeguards allowed gray seal numbers to rebound in the 1990s.
—Olatunji Osho-Williams, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Oct. 2024
In Nevada, federal officials are preparing to approve a lithium mine — which would produce a key ingredient for electric cars’ batteries — despite pleas from conservationists who say the mine would drive an endangered wildflower to extinction, the Associated Press’ Scott Sonner reports.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2024
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“Conservationist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/conservationist. Accessed 7 Nov. 2024.
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conservationist
noun
con·ser·va·tion·ist
ˌkän(t)-sər-ˈvā-sh(ə-)nəst
: a person who is in favor of conservation especially of natural resources (as forests)
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