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conservationist

[ kon-ser-vey-shuh-nist ]

noun

  1. a person who advocates or promotes conservation, especially of natural resources.


conservationist

/ ˌɒԲəˈɪʃəɪ /

noun

  1. a person who advocates or strongly promotes preservation and careful management of natural resources and of the environment
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Other Word Forms

  • t·Dzȴ·tDz· noun
  • cDz··tDz· adjective noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of conservationist1

First recorded in 1865–70; conservation + -ist
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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.

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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.

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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.

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The environmental impact of recent fires on the Mourne Mountains will be seen for decades, a conservationist has said.

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However, conservationists say there's still a long way to go.

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