naturalist
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California naturalist John Muir compared the two valleys’ beauties, but that was before Hetch Hetchy Valley was transformed by the O’Shaughnessy Dam into a massive reservoir.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
About 95% of the archipelago’s landmass is designated as official parkland where overnight stays are banned and where visitors must be accompanied by licensed naturalist guides.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026
The unusual behavior first came to light after amateur naturalist Eviatar Itzkovich noticed huge swirling groups of isopods during summer nights in the Golan Heights.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 6, 2026
As Sir David Attenborough marks his centenary, one achievement is often overlooked: how the world's famously soft-spoken naturalist helped create an industry employing thousands and earning millions, centred on Bristol.
From BBC ● May 9, 2026
His voyage had lasted almost five years; he had been the naturalist on the HMS Beagle, a British surveying ship.
From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman
Ojai has long been home to Theosophists, avant-gardists, potters and naturalists joining other outsiders and mystics with a whim for wonder.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 23, 2026
Before Lamarck, naturalists saw organisms as passive, depending on supernatural intervention for their merest actions as well as their very existence.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 20, 2026
In their publication, the team writes, "His passion and dedication to wildlife education and conservation have inspired naturalists and conservationists worldwide, including the authors of the paper."
From Science Daily ● Dec. 5, 2025
And after a poor year for butterflies in 2024, naturalists say many common species, such as the Large White, also appear to be flourishing this summer.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2025
Some naturalists think the population may have been overstated by as much as 20 percent, which means that the moose aren’t being so much culled as slaughtered.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
Vocabulary lists containing naturalist
"The Origin of Species by Natural Selection" by Charles Darwin: Essential Words
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On the Origin of Species
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