protect and restore, habitat areas for wild plants and animals , especially conservation reliant species , and prevent their extinction , fragmentation or reduction in range . [11] It is a priority of many groups that cannot be easily characterized in terms of any one ideology . References: http://www.tutorvista.com/content/science/science-i/natural-resources/types-natural-resources.php http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natural_resource#cite_note-NRCS-1 Posted