conservationist
noun
con·ser·va·tion·ist
ˌkän(t)-sər-ˈvā-sh(ə-)nist 
: a person who advocates conservation especially of natural resources
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Zookeepers raised and nurtured the birds before their release through a global collaboration program among conservationists, including ZSL.
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Raven Brunner, People.com, 23 Apr. 2025
If young curlews cannot survive to reproductive age, conservationists fear there won’t be enough breeding birds to replenish the species’ numbers, which could cause the entire population to collapse.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Apr. 2025
Now, conservationists are pivoting by building a new captive population in facilities across Hawaii and the mainland U.S. with the hope that avian malaria can be contained in the near future.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
But conservationists in Africa are trying to change that.
—Gerald Imray, Chicago Tribune, 12 Apr. 2025
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Raven Brunner, People.com, 23 Apr. 2025
If young curlews cannot survive to reproductive age, conservationists fear there won’t be enough breeding birds to replenish the species’ numbers, which could cause the entire population to collapse.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Apr. 2025
Now, conservationists are pivoting by building a new captive population in facilities across Hawaii and the mainland U.S. with the hope that avian malaria can be contained in the near future.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
But conservationists in Africa are trying to change that.
—Gerald Imray, Chicago Tribune, 12 Apr. 2025
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“Conservationist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/conservationist. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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conservationist
noun
con·ser·va·tion·ist
ˌkän(t)-sər-ˈvā-sh(ə-)nəst
: a person who is in favor of conservation especially of natural resources (as forests)
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