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conservationist

noun as in environmental activist

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But many conservationists have raised concerns about plans, including fears that any oil spills would be in proximity, via sea currents, to the Amazon, which is home to around 10% of the world's known species.

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As well as working with police, Henry also helps conservationists with "ecological monitoring", including for pine martens, hedgehogs, otters and water voles.

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Initially, the conservationists install plastic containers with toxic bait in trees, with self-resetting kill traps often placed along borders to slow new animals from coming in.

Pine martens are roaming around Exmoor National Park for the first time in a century, conservationists have revealed.

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For example, it could help address concerns California wildlife officials have had that stars bred in captivity might have the disease and carry it into wild waters if they are moved, conservationists said.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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