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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In the days before advanced genomics, conservationists identified all species—including the red wolf—principally by their phenotype, or appearance.
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Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 7 Apr. 2025
Despite society’s thousands of years of experience with Asian elephants, conservationists struggle to breed them in captivity.
—Nitin Sekar, ArsTechnica, 5 Apr. 2025
After diclofenac was banned for veterinary use, conservationists launched successful vulture breeding programs.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
Since then, conservationists have pioneered genetic studies on Atlantic sturgeon, demonstrating through the power of DNA that natal river—where an individual fish is born—and season of spawning are both important for distinguishing subpopulations within each regional group.
—Logan Kistler, JSTOR Daily, 3 Apr. 2025
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Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 7 Apr. 2025
Despite society’s thousands of years of experience with Asian elephants, conservationists struggle to breed them in captivity.
—Nitin Sekar, ArsTechnica, 5 Apr. 2025
After diclofenac was banned for veterinary use, conservationists launched successful vulture breeding programs.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
Since then, conservationists have pioneered genetic studies on Atlantic sturgeon, demonstrating through the power of DNA that natal river—where an individual fish is born—and season of spawning are both important for distinguishing subpopulations within each regional group.
—Logan Kistler, JSTOR Daily, 3 Apr. 2025
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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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