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conservancy

[kuhn-sur-vuhn-see] / kənˈsɜr vən si /


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In 2022, the conservancy told local media that some mountain bongos previously repatriated had successfully been integrated into the wild and started breeding.

From BBC Apr. 29, 2026

The Resnicks said they were unaware of the cutting, apologized, donated the land to a nature conservancy and agreed to plant thousands of trees on vineyard property.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 27, 2026

Last year, the conservancy — which manages 88% of the island — scrapped a proposal to shoot the deer from helicopters, facing community outrage and opposition from local representatives.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 8, 2025

The out-of-court settlement follows a lengthy legal battle in which 7,723 claimants said they had lost property and suffered health complications because of the 2021 fire in the Lolldaiga conservancy in Kenya's Rift Valley.

From BBC Aug. 22, 2025

Dunlothian had grown with the slow conservancy of the Old Ones.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White

Ironically, the Boy Scouts themselves historically worked with land conservancies, like The Trust for Public Land, to purchase properties across the country.

From Salon Oct. 18, 2022

It’s managed by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Prevention, or Cal Fire, one of 26 departments, conservancies and commissions overseen by the California Natural Resources Agency.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 19, 2022

The museum is overseen by the state’s Natural Resources Agency, better known for managing parks and nature conservancies, which can create “a complex set of circumstances,” Shaw said diplomatically.

From New York Times Feb. 8, 2022

Now, with tourism revenue nearly zeroed out, most workers at Kenya’s 167 community-owned conservancies are furloughed, and payouts to nearly 1 million shareholders have been reduced or suspended entirely.

From Washington Post Jul. 17, 2020

In stage two, droneports would make up a courier system to transport crucial documents and goods between government offices, mines, oil-and-gas installations, ranches, and conservancies.

From The New Yorker Sep. 16, 2019




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