Definition of conservation
1 : a careful preservation and protection of something; especially : planned management of a natural resource to prevent exploitation, destruction, or neglect water conservation wildlife conservation
2 : the preservation of a physical quantity during transformations or reactions
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Examples of conservation in a Sentence
They are trying to raise money for conservation.
the conservation of the environment
She specializes in the conservation of furniture.
the conservation of religious shrines
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Thirty responders are on the scene made up of the Clarksville, Jeffersonville and New Albany fire departments, Indiana State Police, state conservation officers, EMS and the Army Corps of Engineers, among others.
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Hodor = The Sierra Club The Sierra Club is a giant in conservation, our nation’s largest environmental organization.
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Rebecca Schwartz Lesberg, Audubon’s conservation director, praised the city for carefully and thoughtfully balancing so many competing interests, especially in the more environmentally-focused of the two new proposals.
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Together, the findings help justify the current EU moratorium, believes Matthew Shardlow of the conservation organization Buglife in Peterborough, U.K. Ecologist Jeremy Kerr of the University of Ottawa, who commented on the findings, agrees.
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Spring Lake bingo reopens The Spring Lake Chapter of the Izaak Walton League of America has relaunched its weekly bingo events to raise funds for conservation and youth education programs.
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Spring Lake bingo reopens The Spring Lake Chapter of the Izaak Walton League of America has relaunched its weekly bingo events to raise funds for conservation and youth education programs.
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Description: Learn about animal spies, animal astronauts, presidential pets and conservation of habitats.
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If anything, a cleanup plan could make farmers eligible for grants to pay for additional conservation practices, said Ward Wilson, executive director of the Kentucky Waterways Alliance, a statewide advocacy group.
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Origin and Etymology of conservation
Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin conservation-, conservatio, from conservare —see 1conserve
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CONSERVATION Defined for English Language Learners
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: the protection of animals, plants, and natural resources
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: the careful use of natural resources (such as trees, oil, etc.) to prevent them from being lost or wasted
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: the things that are done to keep works of art or things of historical importance in good condition
CONSERVATION Defined for Kids
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: planned management of something (as natural resources or historic places) to prevent waste, destruction, damage, or neglect
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