conservationist
noun
con·ser·va·tion·ist
ˌkän(t)-sər-ˈvā-sh(ə-)nist 
: a person who advocates conservation especially of natural resources
Examples of conservationist in a Sentence
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Laura Crane, a conservationist from Joshua Tree; her partner, Paul Bessire, who worked at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County; and Dex Lim, a geology student from Las Vegas.
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Meg Bernhard, The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2024
And, conservationists say, their survival is a high priority.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2024
What’s more, each departure is hosted by the conservationists who are helping to protect these priceless places.
—Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 8 Apr. 2024
Nominated for 15 Emmys and winning five, Hanna’s decades-long career in wildlife programming spurred from his background as a conservationist and his position at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium in Ohio.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 26 Mar. 2024
Whether there really is a niche for edited elephants in the Arctic 4,000 years after mammoths last roamed the area is a question that conservationists are still grappling with.
—Matt Reynolds, WIRED, 6 Mar. 2024
Thanks to the foresight of conservationists, that’s not the case here at Duette, where endangered habitats and animals, like the Florida scrub jay and its synonymous Florida scrub, are actually rebounding.
—Ryan Ballogg, Miami Herald, 29 Feb. 2024
Thanks to the conservation measures spearheaded by this enterprising city-state and its dedicated conservationists, the fate of the species is a bit more secure.
—Anne Pinto-Rodrigues, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Apr. 2024
But there are still signs of hope – conservationists in northern Mexico spotted a vaquita calf swimming next to its mother in Sept. 2023, a promising sign of population growth.
—Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 29 Mar. 2024
Meg Bernhard, The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2024
And, conservationists say, their survival is a high priority.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2024
What’s more, each departure is hosted by the conservationists who are helping to protect these priceless places.
—Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 8 Apr. 2024
Nominated for 15 Emmys and winning five, Hanna’s decades-long career in wildlife programming spurred from his background as a conservationist and his position at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium in Ohio.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 26 Mar. 2024
Whether there really is a niche for edited elephants in the Arctic 4,000 years after mammoths last roamed the area is a question that conservationists are still grappling with.
—Matt Reynolds, WIRED, 6 Mar. 2024
Thanks to the foresight of conservationists, that’s not the case here at Duette, where endangered habitats and animals, like the Florida scrub jay and its synonymous Florida scrub, are actually rebounding.
—Ryan Ballogg, Miami Herald, 29 Feb. 2024
Thanks to the conservation measures spearheaded by this enterprising city-state and its dedicated conservationists, the fate of the species is a bit more secure.
—Anne Pinto-Rodrigues, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Apr. 2024
But there are still signs of hope – conservationists in northern Mexico spotted a vaquita calf swimming next to its mother in Sept. 2023, a promising sign of population growth.
—Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 29 Mar. 2024
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conservationist
noun
con·ser·va·tion·ist
ˌkän(t)-sər-ˈvā-sh(ə-)nəst
: a person who is in favor of conservation especially of natural resources (as forests)
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