nature reserve

noun

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

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In Belgium’s Liège province, residents were asked to leave their homes as the biggest fire in the country’s history burned through the High Fens nature reserve. Chas Newkey-Burden, TheWeek, 24 Aug. 2026 Starbase controls road access to a nearby beach, and a nature reserve during launches. August 17, NPR, 17 Aug. 2026 Earlier this summer in Germany, evacuations were ordered in record-breaking heat after a wildfire triggered explosions in a nature reserve strewn with leftover ordnance from World War II. John Vaillant, Time, 8 Aug. 2026 The resort sits on a quiet part of Providenciales, right next to an 18,000-acre nature reserve and North West Point Marine National Park. Jim Dobson, Forbes.com, 28 July 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 29 Aug. 2026.

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