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What is conservation biology? (A definition)
Conservation biology is a science-driven discipline that, at its core, seeks to slow, to halt, and, ultimately, to begin to reverse the unfolding mass extinction of life on Earth, which is being driven by the actions of modern humans. In seeking to address what is the foremost tragedy of our time (and the gravest existential threat to the ongoing viability of human life), this discipline is surely among the most important branches of science.
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