Provide a brief summary differentiating conservation and preservation?

Question

Provide a brief summary differentiating conservation and preservation?

Answer 1

Conservation is "wise use"; preservation is maintaining the status quo by a hands-off approach. On a wildlife preserve, no hunting or harvesting is allowed. On a tract managed for conservation, it might be possible to harvest a certain number of animals (or plants), provided there is no decrease in their population.

Answer 2

conservation - using an area's resources at a sustainable rate so as to benefit from its resources but to also minimize environmental damage/affects

preservation - completey setting aside an area so it is undisturbed by humans and there is no environmental damage whatsoever

Answer 3

Preservation preserves natural wilderness and ecology without disturbing it.  Wildlife preserves for instance are pristine wilderness, and no disturbance is legally allowed to the preserved environment.

Conservation is a balanced approach which attempts to preserve wilderness and ecology in a changing landscape.  For instance, if we drill in an Alaskan oil preserve, but try to protect the polar bears from harm this is an act of conservation, rather than preservation.