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conservation

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


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The conservation group has taken issue with the Colosseum Mine, where workers drilled for gold and silver until the 1990s.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026

Much of the conservation effort is focused on protecting and enlarging the habitats butterflies need to survive, particularly in the face of land-use changes, including the intensification of farming and environmental degradation.

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

The sub was taken directly to the Warren Lasch Conservation Center in Charleston and put into a specially designed 75,000 gallon freshwater conservation tank.

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler




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