“ Speechless is not even a good enough word to describe what I feel when I see the pictures of how we have transformed the world from the good to bad, from natural to artificial, physical appearance to… Auliq Ice
“ Nothing is more important to human beings than an ecologically functioning, life sustaining biosphere on the earth. It is the only habitable place we know of in a forbidding universe. We all depend on… Joseph Guth
“ Is it wrong of me to propose a ceasefire agreement between humans and whales and dolphins, I know it is in actuality a one sided massacre, but so was Bosnia and there the ceasefire is holding, so woul… Steve Merrick
“ In what terms should we think of these beings, nonhuman yet possessing so very many human-like characteristics? How should we treat them? Surely we should treat them with the same consideration and ki… Jane Goodall
“ The writer Richard Manning has argued that 'the most destructive force in the American West is its commanding views, because they foster the illusion that we command. Phillip Connors
“ Do you think people have evolved too far, because I do; oh their ability to heal is indeed a wonder and I do praise them for that, but in many other things I think evolution has been a bit rushed, lik… conversations with a pigeon
“ When I consider that the nobler animal have been exterminated here - the cougar, the panther, lynx, wolverine, wolf, bear, moose, dear, the beaver, the turkey and so forth and so forth, I cannot but f… Henry David Thoreau
“ If the day comes when our descendants can venture with wonder into chestnut forests, we will have gained back more than a perfect tree. We will have gained a new reason for hope. Susan Freinkel
“ The boundary between tame and wild exists only in the imperfections of the human mind. Aldo Leopold
“ You wouldn't walk with your underpants stuck in your bottom, you'd adjust them. So don't treat the inconvenience in your life like ill-fitting wandering underpants, adjust it to be comfortable again. conversations with a pigeon
“ My two favourite things in life are libraries and bicycles. They both move people forward without wasting anything. The perfect day: riding a bike to the library. Peter Golkin
“ Can there be any question that the human is the least harmonious beast in the forest and the creature most toxic to the nest? Randy Thornhorn
“ It is not good for man to be kept perforce at all times in the presence of his species. A world from which solitude is extirpated is a very poor ideal. Solitude, in the sense of being often alone, is… John Stuart Mill
“ One of the maxims of the new field of conservation biological control is that to control insect herbivores, you must maintain populations of insect herbivores. Douglas Tallamy
“ One cannot be pessimistic about the West. This is the native home of hope. When it fully learns that cooperation, not rugged individualism, is the quality that most characterizes and preserves it, the… Wallace Stegner
“ The goal for most people should not be to feel better, but to get better at feeling. Shannon L. Alder
