preservation vs protection

preservation and protection both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
preservation	Yes	No	No	No
protection	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, protection is a hypernym of preservation; that is, protection is a word with a broader meaning than preservation:

preservation (noun)	protection (noun)
the activity of protecting something from loss or danger	the activity of protecting someone or something
an occurrence of improvement by virtue of preventing loss or injury or other change	payment extorted by gangsters on threat of violence
a process that saves organic substances from decay	kindly endorsement and guidance
the condition of being (well or ill) preserved	the imposition of duties or quotas on imports in order to protect domestic industry against foreign competition
	a covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury
	defense against financial failure; financial independence
	the condition of being protected