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conservation

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


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Orange tip numbers are up more than 40% since 1976, and Black hairstreak - one of the UK's rarest butterflies - is recovering thanks to conservation work.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

The Large Blue has also done well thanks to conservation efforts, after being declared extinct in 1979.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

“Focusing on illegal wildlife trade is not enough,” said Meredith Gore, a conservation criminologist at the University of Maryland and a co-author of the study.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

It also comes at a time when forest conservation was a key topic at the COP30 Climate Summit held last week in Brazil.

From Science Daily • Apr. 13, 2026

What followed was one of the longest conservation projects on an entire ship ever undertaken.

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler




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