conservancy
Americannoun
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conservation of natural resources.
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an association dedicated to the protection of the environment and its resources.
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British. a commission regulating navigation, fisheries, etc.
noun
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(in Britain) a court or commission with jurisdiction over a river, port, area of countryside, etc
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another word for conservation
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Origin of conservancy
1550–60; < Medieval Latin conservantia ( see conserve, -ancy); replacing conservacy < Medieval Latin conservātia; see -acy
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In 2022, the conservancy told local media that some mountain bongos previously repatriated had successfully been integrated into the wild and started breeding.
From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026
Veering from its long focus on preserving wildlands, the Legislature created the state’s first conservancy and a state-county joint powers authority to acquire open space in the middle of a city.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 9, 2025
The conservancy “should be attempting every possible alternative before resorting to their eradication,” Hahn said, pointing to expanded hunting seasons, relocation and sterilization.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 8, 2025
The UK Ministry of Defence said in 2022 that the fire had likely been caused by a camp stove knocked over during the training exercise in the conservancy.
From BBC • Aug. 22, 2025
Herein lay another complaint the people had with the educated and tricky thugs who were trying to form a conservancy district in order to build the Zopilote’s private swimming lake behind the Indian Creek Dam.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
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