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conservation

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


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It is a win-win-win outcome that challenges the false dichotomy of conservation versus production that has dominated public debate for decades.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 4, 2026

The trust did not give a figure for those costs, but said it would continue to invest significantly in conservation.

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026

Mr. Skoglund spent a decade working on bison policy for an environmental organization before concluding that conservation “has to happen through how we produce things and how we consume things.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

"There have been happy tears in my office because this is what nature should be," said conservation biologist Marissa Parrott.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

“They were thieves and they went to Beaver Corners, not far from here. The conservation officer arrested them this morning.”

From "On the Far Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George




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