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[[Image:MoD_Conservator.jpg|right|thumb|250px|A conservator at work]]
'''Conservation''' refers to the preservation, restoration or repair of the natural [[environment]], wildlife, or [[archaeology|archaeological]], [[history|historical]], and [[culture|cultural]] sites and artefactsartifacts.<ref>''conservation'' "Compact Oxford English Dictionary" [http://www.askoxford.com/concise_oed/conservation?view=uk AskOxford.com]. Accessed 28 December 2007</ref>
On the [[environment]] see [[Conservation and environmentalism]].