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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On Wednesday morning, KWS posted images of the antelopes, saying they had arrived safely at the conservancy at the foot of Mount Kenya, and were "now settling in under close care".
From BBC ● Apr. 29, 2026
Libow and his property manager spend a lot of time on the grounds, looking for projects or small improvements they’re allowed to make under the conservancy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 21, 2025
Last year, 1,000 tags were offered, but only 379 deer were harvested, according to the conservancy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2025
Bupa was rescued from a mass elephant cull in Zimbabwe in 1989 and brought to the conservancy when he was eight years old.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2025
And again: “It’s as indestructible as Pacheco’s P'g” And of course: “That conservancy district and that dam will be as hard to live with as Pacheco’s pig.”
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
Ironically, the Boy Scouts themselves historically worked with land conservancies, like The Trust for Public Land, to purchase properties across the country.
From Salon ● Oct. 18, 2022
It’s managed by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Prevention, or Cal Fire, one of 26 departments, conservancies and commissions overseen by the California Natural Resources Agency.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 19, 2022
The museum is overseen by the state’s Natural Resources Agency, better known for managing parks and nature conservancies, which can create “a complex set of circumstances,” Shaw said diplomatically.
From New York Times ● Feb. 8, 2022
The animals Brandt photographed were all rescues from five sanctuaries or conservancies, each one having suffered their own harrowing journey.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 8, 2021
In stage two, droneports would make up a courier system to transport crucial documents and goods between government offices, mines, oil-and-gas installations, ranches, and conservancies.
From The New Yorker ● Sep. 16, 2019
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