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conservation

[kon-ser-vay-shuhn] / ˌkɒn sərˈveɪ ʃən /


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Today, they run about 250 head on grass they have placed under a permanent conservation easement, selling meat directly to customers and field-harvesting each animal on the pasture where it has lived its whole life.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

"There have been happy tears in my office because this is what nature should be," said conservation biologist Marissa Parrott.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

Including warming periods before and after MHWs in ecological assessments and laboratory experiments could help researchers create more realistic estimates of ecosystem vulnerability and provide better information for conservation and management decisions.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 30, 2026

California is heavily reliant on the federal government to reach its conservation goals.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026

“They were thieves and they went to Beaver Corners, not far from here. The conservation officer arrested them this morning.”

From "On the Far Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George




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