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conservationist

[kon-ser-vay-shuh-nist] / ˌkɒn sərˈveɪ ʃə nɪst /
NOUN
environmental activist
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Self-described conservationist, Peter Hampton, said he attends the Food Hub to help the environment and help his budget.

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

"Beguiled by their cuteness," conservationist Ian Hughes has made it his "life-defining" mission to protect the threatened mollusc, which was once widespread in UK waters.

From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026

A conservationist who purchased land and established a family estate and working farm called Ashbourne Farms, she died in 2011 at the age of 100.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026

Last year, she took home the top prize alongside Australian conservationist Robert Irwin; in 2014, she took home her first Mirrorball Trophy alongside actor Alfonso Ribeiro.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026

He was, however, an expert and deadly shot, a good hunter, also a conservationist.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols

The programme includes meetings with cricketing legends in Antigua and Barbuda, where the West Indies team is based, and meeting conservationists responsible for Guyana's rain forest.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

The animals’ success has delighted conservationists but frustrated some cattle ranchers, whose livelihood can become dinner for the endangered canids.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026

The finding could help conservationists improve efforts to restore declining crocodile populations.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 14, 2026

Puffin numbers in one of the UK's largest colonies have suffered after a drop in food supplies and extreme weather conditions, conservationists have warned.

From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026

With reintroductions, often the situation for a species is so dire—and the threat of extinction so imminent—that it’s necessary for conservationists to jump in and try something before it’s too late.

From "Camp Panda" by Catherine Thimmesh




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