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conservation

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


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The facility will deliver care for zoo animals, monitor emerging diseases in the wild and undertake conservation work such as health-checking wildlife including hazel dormice before releases into the wild.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

The role of modern zoos remains contested: they argue they play a vital role in conservation, while critics question the ethics of keeping wild animals in captivity.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

First, they built four habitat suitability models for each species using tools from conservation biology and geomatics.

From Science Daily • Apr. 28, 2026

Researchers and practitioners also struggle to get funding to run well-designed experiments when conservation is so cash-strapped.

From Slate • Apr. 28, 2026

All plaques hold important facts, like the wild turkey sign, not only about the animal in flight, but about conservation efforts to help them.

From "A Bird Will Soar" by Alison Green Myers




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