nature reserve
noun
: an area where animals and plants are protected and that has few buildings or homes
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While walking through a nature reserve in Australia, a visitor noticed a flash of white and some movement in the trees.
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Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2025
The latest confrontation comes just six days after Beijing declared part of the reef a marine nature reserve, drawing strong protests from the Philippines and its defense treaty ally, the United States, as well as Canada and Australia.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
It’s hidden within the 30-hectare El Torón nature reserve and offers in-room spa services, excursions to nearby beaches for sunning and surfing, and cuisine crafted from fresh, local ingredients.
—Carley Rojas Ávila, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Analysts have said Beijing’s plan to categorize the shoal as a nature reserve amounts to trying to take the moral high ground in the dispute over the atoll, known as Huangyan Island in China and Panatag Shoal in the Philippines.
—Reuters, NBC news, 16 Sep. 2025
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Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2025
The latest confrontation comes just six days after Beijing declared part of the reef a marine nature reserve, drawing strong protests from the Philippines and its defense treaty ally, the United States, as well as Canada and Australia.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
It’s hidden within the 30-hectare El Torón nature reserve and offers in-room spa services, excursions to nearby beaches for sunning and surfing, and cuisine crafted from fresh, local ingredients.
—Carley Rojas Ávila, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Analysts have said Beijing’s plan to categorize the shoal as a nature reserve amounts to trying to take the moral high ground in the dispute over the atoll, known as Huangyan Island in China and Panatag Shoal in the Philippines.
—Reuters, NBC news, 16 Sep. 2025
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“Nature reserve.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nature%20reserve. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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