nature reserve

noun

: an area where animals and plants are protected and that has few buildings or homes

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Perućica, a strict nature reserve within Sutjeska National Park, is also on Bosnia and Herzegovina’s tentative list for UNESCO World Heritage status. — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 25 Sep. 2026 The Johnson County Sheriff's Office received a call around noon of two persons in the water near the Coralville Reservoir spillway at the nature reserve, which is roughly eight and a half miles north of Iowa City. — ABC News, 24 Sep. 2026 An out-of-town attorney was abducted outside a Midtown Manhattan strip club and savagely beaten by four thieves who stole his Rolex watch and iPhone before dumping him in a New Jersey nature reserve, federal officials said Tuesday. — Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 22 Sep. 2026 Today, there are around 350 adult black robins living on two pest-free nature reserve islands, a recovery that helped put New Zealand conservation efforts on the international map. — Adam Pourahmadi, CNN Money, 21 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for nature reserve

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“Nature reserve.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nature%20reserve. Accessed 6 Oct. 2026.

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