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conservationist
[ kon-ser-vey-shuh-nist ]
conservationist
/ ˌɒԲəˈɪʃəɪ /
noun
- a person who advocates or strongly promotes preservation and careful management of natural resources and of the environment
Other Word Forms
- t·Dzȴ·tDz· noun
- cDz··tDz· adjective noun
Word History and Origins
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Example Sentences
On Wednesday, the Trump administration proposed changing the definition of “harm” in the bedrock environmental law, which conservationists say will undermine protections for vulnerable animals.
The proposed change comes amid a flurry of actions by the Trump administration to push for more development and resource extraction on public lands, which conservationists believe will harm wildlife, among other deleterious effects.
Some of the UK's rarest wildlife is being "torched alive" and pushed closer to extinction after weeks of intense grass fires, conservationists have warned.
The environmental impact of recent fires on the Mourne Mountains will be seen for decades, a conservationist has said.
However, conservationists say there's still a long way to go.
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