conservation
the act of conserving; prevention of injury, decay, waste, or loss;preservation: conservation of wildlife;conservation of human rights.
official supervision of rivers, forests, and other natural resources in order to preserve and protect them through prudent management.
a district, river, forest, etc., under such supervision.
the careful utilization of a natural resource in order to prevent depletion.
the restoration and preservation of works of art.
Origin of conservation
1Other words for conservation
Other words from conservation
- con·ser·va·tion·al, adjective
- an·ti·con·ser·va·tion, noun, adjective
- non·con·ser·va·tion, noun
- non·con·ser·va·tion·al, adjective
- pro·con·ser·va·tion, adjective
- self-con·ser·va·tion, noun
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How to use conservation in a sentence
If the foxes become tolerant of 1080, the conservation consequences could be harsh, Letnic says.
Culling dingoes with poison may be making them bigger | Jake Buehler | August 19, 2020 | Science NewsStarting out on a pre-med track, she eventually found conservation biology.
3-D Printed Statues in Central Park Shine a Light on Women Scientists - Facts So Romantic | Mary Ellen Hannibal | August 18, 2020 | NautilusPrevious work has suggested this ice loss could decrease emperor penguin populations by about 31 percent over the next 60 years, an assessment that is shifting the birds’ conservation status from near threatened to vulnerable.
Penguin poop spotted from space ups the tally of emperor penguin colonies | Carolyn Gramling | August 4, 2020 | Science NewsThe answers could affect conservation efforts and our understanding of how much interdependence there is among organisms, species and their physical surroundings.
What Is an Individual? Biology Seeks Clues in Information Theory. | Jordana Cepelewicz | July 16, 2020 | Quanta MagazineAt the time he was trying to map the movements of fish as an aid to marine conservation.
The battle between conservation groups and FWS over the fate of the Yellowstone grizzly is about to repeat.
But while restoration is important, what these initiatives lack is a master conservation plan.
But three hours from the construction site, the war between oil and conservation is palpable.
A Belgian Prince, Gorillas, Guerrillas & the Future of the Congo | Nina Strochlic | November 6, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTNow poaching is on the rise and wildlife conservation in peril.
Ebola Could Deal a Death Blow to Africa’s Wildlife | Brandon Presser | November 3, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTInterestingly, the League of conservation Voters is a big player here.
But the war has shown that the most important thing of all is the conservation of men and women.
The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice | Stephen LeacockNapoleon had only one object—to draw the alliance closer in the eyes of all Europe for the conservation of his prestige.
The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte | William Milligan SloaneThe idea that the Church can, in these times, serve as a basis for justice or the conservation of property, is simply absurd.
My Religion | Leo TolstoyIn regard to the conservation movement: I sympathize very strongly with my good friends here from the West.
It is a section, therefore, in which the conservation of the soil is of the highest importance.
British Dictionary definitions for conservation
/ (ˌkɒnsəˈveɪʃən) /
the act or an instance of conserving or keeping from change, loss, injury, etc
protection, preservation, and careful management of natural resources and of the environment
(as modifier): a conservation area
Derived forms of conservation
- conservational, adjective
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Scientific definitions for conservation
[ kŏn′sûr-vā′shən ]
The protection, preservation, management, or restoration of natural environments and the ecological communities that inhabit them. Conservation is generally held to include the management of human use of natural resources for current public benefit and sustainable social and economic utilization.
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