ABSTRACT
Because conservation is the prime, the underlying, the ulterior motive of Interpretation, it stands to reason that the Feature itself is the most important party to the Interpretation process. It is not there to be exploited; it must be handled with loving care. This is not just for the selfish and cynical reason that attractive and interesting features, if well looked after, can be made to generate money, but because they are parts of our world that matter-if they did not, then we would not consider them worth interpreting. We interpret in order to conserve.
