nature preserve

noun

US
: an area where animals and plants are protected and that has few buildings or homes

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Perhaps the best solution is to open up the Moon to commercial exploitation but maintain the far side as a sort of out-world nature preserve, owned by no company or nation, left to scientists to study and use as a platform for pristine observations of all kinds. ArsTechnica, 16 Apr. 2025 All three live in a secure 2,000-acre nature preserve at an undisclosed location. Jon Schlosberg, ABC News, 7 Apr. 2025 For the first time in over 10,000 years, the howl of a dire wolf is echoing once more—this time, from within a secretive nature preserve in the United States. John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Apr. 2025 Investigators believe Elliott left home overnight and went to the nature preserve to meet up with her ex-boyfriend, Hernando County Sheriff Al Nienhuis said at a news conference. Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 17 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for nature preserve

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“Nature preserve.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nature%20preserve. Accessed 12 May. 2025.

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