The Nature Conservancy
By the most recent count, TNC works in this many countries (including both directly and through partners).
What is 83?
Alt: What is over 80?
This Canadian province is also the namesake for a breed of dog once commonly used as a rescue animal for saving drowning sailors.
What is Newfoundland?
A standard game of this uses 75 numbered balls.
What is BINGO?
This term refers to ground that continuously remains below zero degrees Celsius for two or more years. (One word)
What is permafrost?
The official monetary unit of a nation is known by this 8-letter word.
What is "currency"?
TNC was officially incorporated as a nonprofit here in 1951.
What is Washington, D.C.?
This country is the only place in which Lemurs are a native species.
What is Madagascar?
In 1975, geologist Wallace Broecker coined this term in a landmark paper on climate, introducing the phrase into mainstream scientific and public lexicon.
What is global warming?
This bird has an astonishing 200 beats/flaps per SECOND, earning it a spot in the Guinness Book of World Records for “fastest wing beats of a bird”.
What is a hummingbird?
This 8-letter word describes a complete breakdown and is also used for the sudden failure of a bee colony.
What is "collapse"?
Welcome to Nebraska! If you wanted to visit a TNC preserve while you’re in Nebraska, you have this many to choose from.
What is 5?
Over half of the wild tigers on earth are believed to live in this country.
What is India?
his international treaty signed by 184 countries and the EU went into effect in 1975 to protect over 40,000 species of animals and plants.
What is The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species [of Wild Fauna & Flora]?
(Alt: CITES (sigh-tees))
Sometimes called "rainforests of the sea," this type of underwater ecosystem occupies less than 0.1% of the world's ocean area but provides a home for more than 25% of marine species.
What is a coral reef?
This 8-letter word means a reaction against a trend or movement; it originated as an engineering term for the jolt between machine parts.
What is backlash?
In 2016, TNC’s Canadian affiliate Nature United worked with First Nations to help conserve 19 million acres of coast north of this Island.
What is Vancouver Island?
This fruit, sometimes known as the alligator pear, is likely to have originated in South Central Mexico.
What is an avocado?
Legendary musician and frontman Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner, who is also known by this moniker, turned 75 on October 2.
Who is Sting?
Pyrite, the most abundant sulfide mineral is more commonly known by this name that refers to its lustrous appearance.
What is Fool's Gold?
This 8-letter adjective meaning "ordinary" or "of only moderate quality" comes from words meaning "halfway up the mountain."
What is "mediocre"?
By 2030, TNC aims to conserve this many hectares (or acres) of healthy land.
What is 650 million hectares?
(Alt: What is 1.6 billion acres?)
Australia built a 3,000-mile-long fence during the 1880s just to block the movement of this baby-snatching species.
What is a dingo?
In traditional anniversary gifts, the 75th year is marked by this gemstone.
What is a diamond?
(Alt: “diamond anniversary”)
If a plant gets pollinated via anemophily, this is doing the pollination.
What is wind?
This 8-letter word can refer to a marshy bog or to a difficult, complex situation that's hard to escape.
What is "quagmire"?