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Aldo Leopold was an early American conservationist.

Conservationists are proponents or advocates of the ethic of conservation and may be part of the conservation movement.

Conservationists advocate for the protection of all the species in an ecosystem with a strong focus on the natural environment. Conservation is a part of the wider environmental movement.

[edit] Notable conservationists

[edit] See also

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• Conservation ethic
• Conservation biology
  • Conservation ecology
• Ecology movement
• Environmental movement
  • Environmentalist
  • Environmentalism