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| Subject | French | English |
| hobby, transp. | réserve intégrale | integral nature reserve |
| environ. | réserve intégrale | integral natural reserve |
| gen. | réserve intégrale | integral reserve |
| environ. | réserve naturelle intégrale | integral natural reserve Areas allocated to preserve and protect certain animals and plants, or both. They differ from national parks, which are largely a place for public recreation, because they are provided exclusively to protect species for their own sake. Endangered species are increasingly being kept in nature reserves to prevent them from extinction. Nature reserves also serve as a place for more plentiful species to rest, breed or winter |
| environ. | réserve naturelle intégrale | integral natural reserve |
| forestr. | réserve naturelle intégrale | preserve |
| environ. | réserve naturelle intégrale | fully protected integral reserve |
| forestr. | réserve naturelle intégrale | strict nature reserve |