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conservationist

[kon-ser-vey-shuh-nist] / ˌkɒn sərˈveɪ ʃə nɪst /
NOUN
environmental activist
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Last year, Carson took home the top prize alongside Australian conservationist Robert Irwin, a season that expanded the show’s reach across young audiences on social media.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 2, 2026

Paula Kahumbu, conservationist and head of Wildlife Direct, highlighted the "lack of evidence" supporting the pesticide theory.

From Barron's Aug. 13, 2026

Weeks passed before a partner organisation in Lebanon contacted the Serbian conservationist and said Feliks' unnamed captors had demanded a ransom.

From BBC Aug. 7, 2026

Paula Kahumbu is a world-renowned conservationist who has worked with elephants for nearly 30 years.

From BBC Aug. 4, 2026

Akeley hailed from a prominent and adventurous family in upstate New York: his brother was the noted explorer and conservationist Carl Akeley.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

That could allow conservationists and law enforcement agencies to work backward from illegally traded material to the populations being targeted.

From Science Daily Aug. 26, 2026

But the certificate has raised alarm among conservationists, with the Confederation of Namibian Fishing Associations reportedly threatening to challenge its validity.

From Barron's Aug. 25, 2026

The discovery could help farmers, landowners, conservationists and gardeners make better decisions about how to support healthy pollinator populations.

From Science Daily Aug. 19, 2026

It has since been revised by a stakeholder group of farmers, agri-food representatives, conservationists and environmental groups.

From BBC Aug. 14, 2026

They would have been exterminated if conservationists had not imposed protective measures quickly.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond




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