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conservationist

[kon-ser-vey-shuh-nist] / ˌkɒn sərˈveɪ ʃə nɪst /
NOUN
environmental activist
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If the planting project succeeds, conservationists hope it could help bring the swallowtail – the UK's largest native butterfly – back to the area for the first time in more than a century.

From BBC

But after the death of one of the beavers last summer, conservationists continue to search for signs of his mate.

From BBC

A pine marten has been caught on camera in Cornwall in what conservationists hope could be the start of a comeback in the county.

From BBC

Poaching is still a challenge in Uganda, where authorities have arrested and prosecuted individuals found with ivory, pangolins and other endangered species, conservationists report.

From BBC

A group of young marine conservationists stood nervously in line waiting to greet the royal.

From The Wall Street Journal