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Also Known As environmentalism • nature conservation • conservation of natural resources

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Biruté Galdikas
Biruté Galdikas
primatologist, conservationist, and educator
Lady Bird Johnson
Lady Bird Johnson
first lady of the United States
Al Gore
Al Gore
vice president of United States
John Muir
John Muir
Scottish-born American naturalist
Steve Irwin
Steve Irwin
Australian wildlife conservationist and television personality
Murie, Margaret
Margaret Murie
American naturalist, conservationist, and writer
Paul Watson.
Paul Watson
Canadian environmental activist
David Suzuki
David Suzuki
Canadian scientist, television personality, author, and activist
Emma Lucy Braun
American botanist and ecologist
Julia Carabias Lillo
Mexican ecologist and environmentalist
Rachel Carson
Rachel Carson
American biologist
Flannery, Tim
Tim Flannery
Australian zoologist
Baun, Aleta
Aleta Baun
Indonesian conservationist
Julia Butterfly Hill
Julia Butterfly Hill
American activist
Hoover, Theodore Jesse
Theodore Jesse Hoover
American engineer, naturalist, and educator
Chico Mendes
Chico Mendes
Brazilian labour leader and conservationist
Dian Fossey
Dian Fossey
American zoologist
Anil Kumar Agarwal
Indian journalist and scholar
Pinchot, Gifford
Gifford Pinchot
American conservationist
Hammerskjoeld Simwinga
Hammerskjoeld Simwinga
Zambian environmentalist

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