noun phrase · academic
wildlife conservation
UK/ˈwaɪldlaɪf ˌkɒnsəˈveɪʃən/US/ˈwaɪldˌlaɪf ˌkɑːnsərˈveɪʃən/WILD·life con·ser·VA·tion
activities and policies intended to protect wild animals and their environments
Examples
“Wildlife conservation requires international cooperation.”
“Volunteers took part in a wildlife conservation project at the reserve.”
“Funding for wildlife conservation has increased recently.”
Band 8 sentence
“Effective wildlife conservation combines habitat protection, anti-poaching measures and community engagement.”
Collocations
- wildlife conservation project
- fund wildlife conservation
Word family
Common mistakes
animal conservation→wildlife conservation
wild life conservation→wildlife conservation
Say it for a higher band
5animal protection→6species conservation→7+wildlife conservation
Synonyms
species conservation
Easily confused
species conservation
“The university runs several species conservation programmes for endangered primates.”
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