Converse of object

• lead: Today, leading conservationists are asking for their help to save protect these vulnerable birds from accidental poisoning.

• say: See British beef will make consumers sick, say conservationists December 15th 2005 Badger Trust news release added to the site.

• help: The results will help conservationists to develop a national plan to save the dormouse from extinction.

• become: It is also worth remembering that there were many very famous hunters who became conservationists in their lifetimes.

• warn: Find out more in today's news release: Farming unions will " wreck tourism " warn conservationists.

Preposition: at

• heart: Most people become Rangers because they see it as a vocation: they are conservationists at heart.

Adjective modifier

• influential: If the peatland is threatened, influential conservationists warn that there will be a 'huge row ' .

• keen: He is a keen conservationist with a particular interest in birds.

• dedicated: In addition, visitors to Lundy benefit greatly from the maintenance carried out by these dedicated conservationists.

• leading: In 2001, a leading conservationist was jailed but the illegal fishermen he was restraining were released from custody.

• Many: Many conservationists think that reopening the international ivory trade would set off a new wave of illegal elephant killing.

• early: A concern for birds places him among early conservationists.

Modifies a noun

• today: Conservationists today warned MPs not to fall into a TB trap set by farming unions.

• value: These amendments call into question the conservationist value of such boxes and argue for opening up the Shetland box to the European fleet.

• group: He was not creating a noticeable stir except perhaps in some fringe conservationist groups.

Noun used with modifier

• wildlife: There was fierce opposition to the project from wildlife conservationists for two main reasons.

• nature: Indeed he is claimed by some to be one of the first ever nature conservationists.

• building: One of the principle aims of this project is to bring together the objectives of building conservationists and energy conservationists.

• bat: A very great deal has still to be learned regarding carrier bats - not least by the bat conservationists.

Preposition: in

• country: Yes, a debate that affects communities in the Third World should not be driven solely by conservationists in the rich countries.