Tension exists between the ranchers who feel threatened by wolves and the conservationists who want to see wolves protected. Many ranchers want to remove federal protection for the gray wolves.

Which of the following describes what the word conservationists means in the first sentence?

a person who pursues animals for fooda person who pursues animals for fooda person who owns animals for selling thema person who owns animals for selling thema person who works for the governmenta person who works for the governmenta person who wants to preserve the environment and wildlifea person who wants to preserve the environment and wildlife

Conservationists are people who advocate for the protection of wildlife and natural resources.